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# hobble

verb (hobble, hobbles, hobbled, hobbling)

«hobble» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

To walk with short, slow, unsteady steps, often because you are hurt, tired or old. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hobble/#m1)

### In the lessons

a character who pretends to be lame, or an old woman walking home

### Examples

- The old dog hobbled to his bed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hobble/#x1)
- He hurt his foot and had to hobble home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hobble/#x2)
- She hobbled off, grumbling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hobble/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hobble» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hobble/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hobble» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hobble.html) on Mova free.