Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to hobble
Participle: hobbled
Gerund: hobbling
Indicative
Present
| I | hobble |
| you | hobble |
| he;she;it | hobbles |
| we | hobble |
| you | hobble |
| they | hobble |
Perfect
| I | have hobbled |
| you | have hobbled |
| he;she;it | has hobbled |
| we | have hobbled |
| you | have hobbled |
| they | have hobbled |
Past
| I | hobbled |
| you | hobbled |
| he;she;it | hobbled |
| we | hobbled |
| you | hobbled |
| they | hobbled |
Pluperfect
| I | had hobbled |
| you | had hobbled |
| he;she;it | had hobbled |
| we | had hobbled |
| you | had hobbled |
| they | had hobbled |
Future
| I | will hobble |
| you | will hobble |
| he;she;it | will hobble |
| we | will hobble |
| you | will hobble |
| they | will hobble |
Future Perfect
| I | will have hobbled |
| you | will have hobbled |
| he;she;it | will have hobbled |
| we | will have hobbled |
| you | will have hobbled |
| they | will have hobbled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | hobble |
| you | hobble |
| he;she;it | hobble |
| we | hobble |
| you | hobble |
| they | hobble |
Perfect
| I | have hobbled |
| you | have hobbled |
| he;she;it | have hobbled |
| we | have hobbled |
| you | have hobbled |
| they | have hobbled |
Imperfect
| I | hobbled |
| you | hobbled |
| he;she;it | hobbled |
| we | hobbled |
| you | hobbled |
| they | hobbled |
Pluperfect
| I | had hobbled |
| you | had hobbled |
| he;she;it | had hobbled |
| we | had hobbled |
| you | had hobbled |
| they | had hobbled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would hobble |
| you | would hobble |
| he;she;it | would hobble |
| we | would hobble |
| you | would hobble |
| they | would hobble |
Perfect
| I | would have hobbled |
| you | would have hobbled |
| he;she;it | would have hobbled |
| we | would have hobbled |
| you | would have hobbled |
| they | would have hobbled |
Imperative
| you | hobble |
| we | Let's hobble |
| you | hobble |
Verbs conjugated like 'hobble'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'hobble'
bobble,
cobble,
gobble,
habble,
jobble,
nobble,
wobble,
babble,
bibble,
bubble,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1300,
hoblen "to rock back and forth, toss up and down," probably related to its Du. cognate
hobbelen. Transitive sense of "tie the legs of an animal" first recorded 1831, probably an alteration of 16c.
hopple, cognate with Flem.
hoppelen "to rock, jump," related to Du.
hobbelen. Sense of "hamper, hinder" is c.1870.
2. From Middle English hobblen, hobelen, akin to Middle Dutch hoblen, hobbelen (Modern Dutch hobbelen). See: Dutch '
hobbelen'.
Verbs referencing "hobble"
Scots
ab, Dutch
hobbelen.
Sample Sentences
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Near-synonyms: shackle, enshackle
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you hobble your old horse and turn him grazing [1865, Charles Dickens, Doctor Marigold:]
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The friar was hobbling the same way too. [1681, John Dryden, The Spanish Fryar: Or, the Double Discovery. […], London: […] Richard Tonson and Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page number):]
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Pepa runs all over Madrid in high heels and tube skirts that make her hobble and give the impression of restraining a naturally energetic woman. [1988 December 25, Michael Bronski, “Passion Statement”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 24, page 11:]
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The hobbling versification, the mean diction. [1815, William Wordsworth, The White Doe of Rylstone:]
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Near-synonyms: nobble, hamper, hinder, embarrass
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[…] hobbled straightaway!"
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"Hobbled, Gibbon?" inquired Lady Bligh.
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"Taken up and committed for trial, my lady." [1978, Gail Clark, Dulcie Bligh, page 99:]