verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of hobble form-of, participle, past

   "We made it and we hobbled up the stairs. Or I hobbled. My sons didn't hobble, I hobbled."

Synonyms

All synonyms

amblingcautiouscircumspectcrawlingcreepingdeliberate

Example

More examples

"At my summons, instead of the man of violence whom we expected, a very old and wrinkled woman hobbled into the apartment."

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