- present participle of hobble.
hobbling
Example Sentences
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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
Texas Tech is hobbling into the tournament without star forward J.T.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
That was followed by a Welsh penalty from Jarrod Evans, on for the hobbling Costelow, who had been controlling the game beautifully.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
Rather than hobbling BYD, the EU’s tariffs gave the company and its dealers a push, said Bernstein analyst Eunice Lee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
But Briony was hobbling away on soft white soles across the fiery gravel.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
