Hobbling

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    gerund of hobble: the movement of one who hobbles. form-of, gerund

    "Ye Goblins and Fairys, / With Frisks and Vagarys, / Ye Fairys and Goblins, / With Hoppings and Hoblings, / Come all, come all / To Sir Roger’s great Hall."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of hobble form-of, gerund, participle, present

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lameamblingbadbankruptcybreakagebreakdown

Example

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"The zombie kept hobbling forward towards Igor."

Etymology

From hobble + -ing.

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