The meaning of HOBBLE is to move along unsteadily or with difficulty; especially : to limp along. How to use hobble in a sentence.

If you hobble an animal, especially a horse, you tie two of its legs together so that it cannot run away.

A hobble (also, and perhaps earlier, hopple), [1] or spancel, is a device which prevents or limits the locomotion of an animal, by tethering one or more legs. Although hobbles are most commonly used …

If you hobble, you walk in an awkward way with small steps, for example because your foot is injured. He got up slowly and hobbled over to the coffee table.

Hobble definition: to walk lamely; limp.. See examples of HOBBLE used in a sentence.

1. A hobbling walk or gait. 2. A device, such as a rope or strap, used to hobble an animal.

Definition of hobble verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to walk with difficulty, especially because your feet or legs hurt synonym limp. He hobbled painfully …

To move with a gait between walking and crawling; to walk lamely, to drag a limb, to hobble.

Sep 26, 2025 · hobble (plural hobbles) (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.

When you hobble, you walk awkwardly or unsteadily because you're in pain. You might wipe out on your bike and then hobble back home, pushing it in front of you.