(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.

plural of hobble

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hobble

simple past tense and past participle of hobble

gerund of hobble: the movement of one who hobbles.

present participle 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.