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They consistently hobble artists' in the name of selling more units then are surprised when the fans don't buy the lukewarm music this produces. So they then drop the artist.
Malcolm Wilson

Meaning of "hobble" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HOBBLE

Probably from Low German; compare Flemish hoppelen, Middle Dutch hobbelen to stammer.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HOBBLE

hobble  [ˈhɒbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOBBLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hobble is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb hobble in English.

WHAT DOES HOBBLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hobble in the English dictionary

The first definition of hobble in the dictionary is to walk with a lame awkward movement. Other definition of hobble is to fetter the legs of in order to restrict movement. Hobble is also to progress unevenly or with difficulty.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HOBBLE

PRESENT

Present
I hobble
you hobble
he/she/it hobbles
we hobble
you hobble
they hobble
Present continuous
I am hobbling
you are hobbling
he/she/it is hobbling
we are hobbling
you are hobbling
they are hobbling
Present perfect
I have hobbled
you have hobbled
he/she/it has hobbled
we have hobbled
you have hobbled
they have hobbled
Present perfect continuous
I have been hobbling
you have been hobbling
he/she/it has been hobbling
we have been hobbling
you have been hobbling
they have been hobbling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I hobbled
you hobbled
he/she/it hobbled
we hobbled
you hobbled
they hobbled
Past continuous
I was hobbling
you were hobbling
he/she/it was hobbling
we were hobbling
you were hobbling
they were hobbling
Past perfect
I had hobbled
you had hobbled
he/she/it had hobbled
we had hobbled
you had hobbled
they had hobbled
Past perfect continuous
I had been hobbling
you had been hobbling
he/she/it had been hobbling
we had been hobbling
you had been hobbling
they had been hobbling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will hobble
you will hobble
he/she/it will hobble
we will hobble
you will hobble
they will hobble
Future continuous
I will be hobbling
you will be hobbling
he/she/it will be hobbling
we will be hobbling
you will be hobbling
they will be hobbling
Future perfect
I will have hobbled
you will have hobbled
he/she/it will have hobbled
we will have hobbled
you will have hobbled
they will have hobbled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been hobbling
you will have been hobbling
he/she/it will have been hobbling
we will have been hobbling
you will have been hobbling
they will have been hobbling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would hobble
you would hobble
he/she/it would hobble
we would hobble
you would hobble
they would hobble
Conditional continuous
I would be hobbling
you would be hobbling
he/she/it would be hobbling
we would be hobbling
you would be hobbling
they would be hobbling
Conditional perfect
I would have hobble
you would have hobble
he/she/it would have hobble
we would have hobble
you would have hobble
they would have hobble
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been hobbling
you would have been hobbling
he/she/it would have been hobbling
we would have been hobbling
you would have been hobbling
they would have been hobbling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you hobble
we let´s hobble
you hobble
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to hobble
Past participle
hobbled
Present Participle
hobbling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOBBLE


bobble
ˈbɒbəl
cobble
ˈkɒbəl
diobol
daɪˈɒbəl
gobble
ˈɡɒbəl
knobble
ˈnɒbəl
moble
ˈmɒbəl
nobble
ˈnɒbəl
scrobble
ˈskrɒbəl
squabble
ˈskwɒbəl
wabble
ˈwɒbəl
wobble
ˈwɒbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOBBLE

hobber
Hobbes
Hobbesian
hobbies
hobbing
hobbish
Hobbism
Hobbist
hobbit
hobbitry
hobble skirt
hobblebush
hobbledehoy
hobbledehoydom
hobbledehoyhood
hobbledehoyish
hobbledehoyism
hobbler
hobblingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOBBLE

babble
bubble
dabble
drabble
dribble
Hubble
nibble
nubble
pebble
quibble
rabble
Ribble
rubble
scrabble
scribble
speech bubble
stubble
the rabble
wheel wobble
wibble

Synonyms and antonyms of hobble in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HOBBLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hobble» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of hobble

Translation of «hobble» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOBBLE

Find out the translation of hobble to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hobble from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hobble» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

跛行
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cojear
570 millions of speakers

English

hobble
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लंगड़ाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عرج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хромать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

coxear
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যাহত করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

boitiller
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hobble
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

humpeln
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

足を引きずって歩く
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

절름거리다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hobble
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự trở ngại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நொண்டி நட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कर्कश आवाज काढणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kösteklemek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

zoppicare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kuśtykać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кульгати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

șchiopăteze
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κουτσαίνω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hobble
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

hinke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hobble

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOBBLE»

The term «hobble» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.274 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOBBLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hobble

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QUOTES WITH «HOBBLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hobble.
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Malcolm Wilson
They consistently hobble artists' in the name of selling more units then are surprised when the fans don't buy the lukewarm music this produces. So they then drop the artist.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOBBLE»

Discover the use of hobble in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hobble and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Can’t Hobble the Elephant
Josh recognized that he was safe and could finally relax. He had removed the patch from his eye before he entered the house, and he now sat down, took off his left boot, and shook out the sizable pebble that had ensured his awkward hobble.
Frank Dutch, 2013
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A hobble through the Channel Islands in 1858: or, The ...
or, The seeings, doings and musings of one Tom Hobbler during a four months' residence in those parts Edward T. Gastineau. sora of maturer age; when the boy becomes a man and his riper ideas begin to develope themselves ; when the ...
Edward T. Gastineau, 1860
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The Old-Time Cowhand
"Clogs" were a crude but effective hobble. They were made by takin' forked sticks 'bout an inch and one-half or two inches in diameter and 'bout two feet long, and lashin' 'em with rawhide thongs. These were used only in the brush country.
Ramon Frederick Adams, 1961
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Road BikingTM Utah: A Guide to the State’s Best Bike Rides
Enter the Hobble Creek Wildlife Management Area at mile 3.3.An information placard, with maps, is on the right at mile 4.3.You should not need a map if you stay on the main canyon road, however.The bike path crosses Canyon Road at mile ...
Wayne D. Cottrell, 2010
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Popular Mechanics
HOPPLES FOR THE HOBBLE- SKIRTED The hobble skirt is very much inclined to bag at the knees in somewhat the same manner as do trousers, but, whereas the only remedy for the latter is continual pressing, an ingenious European has ...
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Native Trees, Shrubs, & Vines: A Guide to Using, Growing, ...
Dog hobble is one of the most reliable, easy-to-please tall groundcovers used at Garden in the Woods. We employ it throughout the shady areas where a low- maintenance evergreen sward is desired. Crowded chains of delicate, jug- shaped ...
William Cullina, 2002
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As Seen in Vogue: A Century of American Fashion in Advertising
It would take another generation and another world war before American designers were again challenged to be free of Paris. Surprisingly, though, the one trend that American women did accept almost immediately was Paul Poiret's hobble ...
Daniel Delis Hill, 2007
8
Regional Geology of Eastern Idaho and Western Wyoming
The thrusts are cut by the Hobble Creek, Clear Creek (called the Thompson fault farther east by Blackstone, 1979), and other minor tear faults. We have not used the Thompson fault name because we have not traced our Clear Creek fault into  ...
P. K. Link, Mel A. Kuntz, Lucian B. Platt, 1992
9
Problem Gun Dogs: How to Identify and Correct Their Faults
Don't worry about transfer from Pigeon hobble is made with a section of discarded garden hose with a nock cut in one end. Three feet of 3/s-inch nylon cord is run through the nock and tied off. Each cord goes to one of the bird's legs and is tied ...
Bill Tarrant, 2002
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Cowgirls of the Rodeo: Pioneer Professional Athletes
Although most early cowgirls rode slick just like the cowboys, some favored an easier, and far more dangerous, method known as hobble riding. Hobbling the stirrups meant tying them together beneath the horse. Rodeos rarely made rules  ...
Mary Lou LeCompte, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOBBLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hobble is used in the context of the following news items.
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Don't waste the crisis | Comment | ekathimerini.com
He seems to be tempted to reshuffle his cabinet and hobble along with informal support from the three pro-European opposition parties – New ... «Kathimerini, Jul 15»
2
Now's no time for Herzog to grovel to Netanyahu - Opinion - Haaretz …
And now his major international diplomatic effort has been completed, even if Secretary of State John Kerry had to hobble around Vienna on ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
3
The good, bad and ironic in China's climate change pledge | TheHill
They also recognize that growing economies cannot hobble themselves with an energy policy that has no fundamental support of necessary ... «The Hill, Jul 15»
4
8Days: Interpol indoors and other highlights | The Portland Phoenix
THE DEPTHS | If your incentive is romance, grab your babe and hobble off to the INTERPOL show at THE STATE THEATRE on Monday. «Portland Phoenix, Jul 15»
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Chopines Were The Renaissance's Take On Platforms - The Gloss
From chopines to houppelandes to hobble skirts, “Extinct Fashion Trends” will be an archaeological dig into fashion's strange, wondrous, and ... «TheGloss, Jul 15»
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Alexander McQueen Armadillo boots up for auction at Christie's …
... to walk in) Armadillo boots have been worn by the likes of Lady Gaga and Daphne Guinness - and now you could hobble along in a pair too. «Grazia, Jul 15»
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Hugh Howard / A Civil War corrective in Confederate flag debate …
The Emancipation Proclamation was primarily intended to hobble the Confederacy's war effort, which relied upon slaves for provisioning and ... «Press of Atlantic City, Jul 15»
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PD Editorial: Note to Fort Bragg: Keep the | The Press Democrat
And, by evidence of the racial divides that still hobble the United States, it's not getting any better. But are those who praised these lawmakers ... «Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Jul 15»
9
Scott Jurek Breaks the AT Record - Men's Fitness
“I had never experienced that level of quadriceps tear before,” he told us. “Trying to hobble with two bad legs down a trail is literally impossible. «Men's Fitness, Jul 15»
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The Right-Wing Dog Whistle Buried In Scott Walker's Announcement …
In his announcement speech on Monday, Walker touted his efforts to hobble unions, his work restricting access to abortion, his support for ... «ThinkProgress, Jul 15»

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