hobbling gait

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• hobbler — noun someone who has a limp and walks with a hobbling gait • Syn: ↑limper • Derivationally related forms: ↑limp (for: ↑limper), ↑hobble • Hypernyms: ↑pedestrian, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• limper — noun someone who has a limp and walks with a hobbling gait • Syn: ↑hobbler • Derivationally related forms: ↑limp, ↑hobble (for: ↑hobbler) • Hypernyms: ↑pedestrian, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• hobble — [c]/ˈhɒbəl / (say hobuhl) verb (hobbled, hobbling) –verb (i) 1. to walk lamely; limp. 2. to proceed irregularly and haltingly: hobbling verse. –verb (t) 3. to cause to limp. 4. to fasten together the legs of (a horse, etc.) so as to prevent free… …  

• hobble — hobbler, n. /hob euhl/, v., hobbled, hobbling, n. v.i. 1. to walk lamely; limp. 2. to proceed irregularly and haltingly: His verses hobble with their faulty meters. v.t. 3. to cause to limp: His tight shoes hobbled him. 4. to fasten together the… …   Universalium

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• halting — adjective 1) a halting conversation halting English Syn: hesitant, faltering, hesitating, stumbling, stammering, stuttering; broken, imperfect Ant: fluent 2) his halting gait …   Thesaurus of popular words

• hobble — hob•ble [[t]ˈhɒb əl[/t]] v. bled, bling, n. 1) to walk lamely; limp 2) to proceed irregularly and haltingly 3) to cause to limp 4) to fasten together the legs of (a horse, mule, etc.) by short lengths of rope to prevent free motion 5) to impede;… …   From formal English to slang

• hobble — v. & n. v. 1 intr. a walk lamely; limp. b proceed haltingly in action or speech (hobbled lamely to his conclusion). 2 tr. a tie together the legs of (a horse etc.) to prevent it from straying. b tie (a horse s etc. legs). 3 tr. cause (a person… …   Useful english dictionary