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as in to impede
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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Recent Examples of hobble
Air Mail,
6 June 2026
He was hobbled and struggled in the first three quarters.
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Zach Harper,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Stepheny Price,
Fox News,
21 Nov. 2023
The city said in its Thursday release that Chauvin knelt on her for several minutes, even after she had been restrained by a hobble.
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Paradise Afshar,
CNN,
14 Apr. 2023
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Verb
The consequences ranged from hobbling Reconstruction to hastening the end of the Ottoman Empire to poisonous deflation, and the blundering response by governments helped shape the modern world.
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Air Mail,
6 June 2026
He was hobbled and struggled in the first three quarters.
—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
Noun
In the video, Senior Corporal Edgar Morales was shot in the calf in the initial exchange, and is seen walking with a slight hobble afterward.
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Stepheny Price,
Fox News,
21 Nov. 2023
The city said in its Thursday release that Chauvin knelt on her for several minutes, even after she had been restrained by a hobble.
—
Paradise Afshar,
CNN,
14 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hobble
Verb
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The score was immediately protested by the Australians, who felt their goalkeeper had been impeded or there was an offside.
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Too large a rotor can obstruct your suspension, impede your brakes and often won’t even fit inside your wheel or caliper.
Verb
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Between that and his missing half the season, the Bucks limped to a 50-loss season.
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The remarkable performance by Messi laid to rest any concern about his hamstring scare, which had fans worried after he was seen limping off of the field during a Major League Soccer matchup on Sunday, May 24.
Noun
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Congolese health workers and international NGOs have done an excellent job so far, but the lack of coordination has been a serious hindrance.
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And the steady rain that fell on the tens of thousands packing Nationals Park – the only stadium show of the tour located 4 miles from the White House – could have been a hindrance to lesser artists.
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Despite a 2019 public renunciation, MSV secretly governs 70% of public firms, hindering true economic progress.
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Wilson was also hindered by personal failings.
Noun
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In a report dated June 15, the system contractor — LAX Integrated Express Solutions — said LAWA project impediments include airport landscaping work, approval delays and impacts from other projects.
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Tariffs are being imposed, there are strong impediments to any movement of labor, and economic coercion is being used practically everywhere.
Verb
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Brown was hampered by a back injury in college, but that wasn’t enough to scare away the Nets.
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Investors are advised to avoid ASA, as its future performance appears hampered by both gold's current stagnation and management issues.
Noun
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To drag a man in fetters into the grand illuminated temple of liberty, and call upon him to join you in joyous anthems, were inhuman mockery and sacrilegious irony.
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And just as sweet is releasing the fetters of material limits by reshaping the world with innovative ideas in energy.
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Critics wondered whether prices would crash before kickoff, and if swathes of empty seats would embarrass FIFA’s pricing strategy.
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With no league and no roadmap, a ragtag group of players and an unlikely coach endured a grueling two-year training camp, hoping simply not to embarrass their nation at the first-ever World Cup on American soil.
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“Hobble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hobble. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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