simple past tense and past participle of hobble

(chiefly in the plural) One of the short straps tied between the legs of unfenced horses, allowing them to wander short distances but preventing them from running off. / An unsteady, off-balance step.

To fetter by tying the legs; to restrict (a horse) with hobbles. / To walk lame, or unevenly. / (figuratively) To move roughly or irregularly. / To perplex; to embarrass.

present participle of hobble

gerund of hobble: the movement of one who hobbles.

plural of hobble

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hobble

(of a path) uneven, rugged / (of a person) hobbling, walking with a hobble (unbalanced tread).

plural of hobbling

A skirt with a narrow enough hem to significantly impede the wearer's stride, or hobble the wearer.