hobbling

verb

Definition of hobblingnext
present participle of hobble
1
as in hampering
to create difficulty for the work or activity of we were hobbled by the snowstorm from getting out to do some Christmas shopping

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2
as in limping
to walk while favoring one leg I hobbled home with a twisted ankle

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  1. limping
  2. impeding
  3. obstructing
Verb
  • Garbers exited the Oregon game after absorbing four sacks and limping his way around the field for much of the second half.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Herbert, who played with an additional brace around his ankle Sunday, finished the game but came up limping after several hits.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
Definition of limping
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  • The Department of Transportation said more than 400 roads are closed in the state, impeding travel and rescue efforts.
    NBC News, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
  • For slower, first-time marathoners, the risk of a super shoe impeding their efforts may not be worth the meager potential reward, especially at these prices.
    Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 29 Sep. 2024
Definition of impeding
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  • Three Just Stop Oil protesters were found guilty of wilfully obstructing a highway in November last year after a trial at Stratford Magistrates’ Court in the UK earlier this week.
    George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Singapore Reuters — A Singapore court charged a property billionaire on Friday with obstructing justice and abetting offenses by a disgraced ex-transport minister jailed a day earlier in the city-state’s high-profile government graft case.
    Reuters, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of obstructing
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