hobbles 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of hobble

hobbles

2 of 2

noun

plural of hobble

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of hobbles
Noun
In the video, an elderly man — played by Hiep Tran Nghia — gingerly hobbles around a stone town before an apocalypse of sorts strikes. Michael Saponara, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hobbles
Verb
  • If a mental image only impedes the human’s process of emulation, why should her mindedness make Celmins’s web less natural than the spider’s?
    Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Let go of whatever impedes your growth and progress.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When there is much spectacle, substance limps behind, and that must be the judgement of what was achieved between India and China at Tianjin.
    Shyam Saran, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Nashville limps into the playoffs having just lost one of its top players to injury/retirement in Michelle Esquivel, while California netted a premier-level player in Martin Emmrich at the trade deadline, who seems to have energized the Black Bears heading into the playoffs.
    Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • On Friday, exactly one month after Kirk was assassinated, Robinson requested permission to wear civilian clothes in court and to appear without shackles and cuffs.
    Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • For independents, knowledge and integrity are keys that unlock the shackles of party dogma.
    John H Bolthouse, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • At the same time, the Administration has put pressure on tech firms to take down activity that hinders its agenda.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
  • In addition to delivering high-quality search results, this method hinders search-engine cheating; artificially boosting your web page by putting up a thousand pages linking to it won’t accomplish much if those pages have low status.
    Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • With nearly 1,000 employees, the company that Lebda founded lets borrowers browse loans from multiple providers including credit cards, mortgages or personal loans.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Leveraging Scholten’s experience with convertible cars, a folding or removable top lets in the sun and breeze.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 29 July 2025
Verb
  • Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • What truly hampers Regretting You is its inescapable unoriginality, its plodding, uninventive, unthoughtful attempts at swoon and heartbreak.
    Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The short life of Alexander Hamilton both feeds and fetters Vaill’s project.
    Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • With Republicans controlling both chambers of Congress, the courts have emerged as one of the main impediments to Trump administration policy.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • There are impediments, of course.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Hobbles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hobbles. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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