Hobbling

Synonyms for "hobbling" (101 found)

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Closest matches (21)

ambling bad bankruptcy breakage breakdown castrated cautious circumspect collapsecrack upcrawling creeping crippled damage deliberate destruction detriment

Noun(4 words)

bind constrained constraintcrippling effect

Strong matches (30)

dilapidation disabled disrepair easy emasculated faltering flaggingfoot dragginggame gentle gradual halt halting handicapped harm hurt hurting idle incapacitated

Noun(11 words)

gait abnormalitygait impairmenthamper hampered hampering handcuffing hinder hindrance impaired impede impediment

Related words (50)

indolent infringement injury inroad languid languorous lazy leisurely loss lumbering maiming mayhem mischief moderate mutilation poking poky relaxed reluctant ruination

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sabotage scathe shuffling slack slothful slow sluggish staggering strolling tentative toddling tottering trudging turtlelike unhurried weakening

Noun(14 words)

inhibitory lame lameness limp limpingmobility impairmentrestrainrestricted gaitrestriction restrictive shuffle stagger stumbling tie

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5 relation types

More general

13 entries

constrain constraint disabilityfigurative languageimpairment impede impediment limitationmobility impairmentmove restrain restrict walk

More specific

20 entries

bindbudget constraintbureaucratic hobblecripplecrutch assisted ambulationfragmented systemgait abnormalityhamstringincomplete deploymentlimplimping gaitlogistical bottleneckoperational constraintpartial rolloutregulatory constraintregulatory drag

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Collocations

13 entries

bureaucratic hobblehobbling alonghobbling constrainthobbling devicehobbling economyhobbling gaithobbling impairmenthobbling infrastructurehobbling pacehobbling processhobbling restrictionhobbling transitionsevere hobbling

Inflections

3 entries

hobbled hobbles hobblings

Derivations

3 entries

hobble hobbliness hobblingly

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The zombie kept hobbling forward towards Igor.

Source: tatoeba (11828607)

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.

Source: wiktionary

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