- present participle of hobble.
hobbling
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She and others also feared hobbling the movement they’d spent their lives building up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
The elderly grimace, hobbling on crutches, and wide-eyed children stare, cradling chickens carried from homes they were forced to leave behind.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
After hobbling back for another go, she scored a 9.712, clinching the team’s historic win.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Texas Tech is hobbling into the tournament without star forward J.T.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
We were no sooner at the cluttered top than she got busy, hobbling over the blotter, swerving around the inkstand.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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