hobnob
verb (used without object)
to associate on very friendly terms (usually followed bywith ).
hobnobbed
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past participleof hobnob.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof hobnob.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
hobnobverb (used without object)to associate on very friendly terms (usually followed bywith ).
Example Sentences
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Pulte had a significant personal relationship with Coe, who hobnobbed with presidents of both parties and leaders of nations around the world.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
He hobnobbed in New York City with Eric Trump and Mehta and snapped a photograph at a conference on U.S.-India relations in Washington with the second lady, Usha Vance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
This is where India's rich and powerful have hobnobbed for years, building social capital over cigars or squash and brokering business deals during golf sessions.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2025
We had to do something about his left ring finger because I wasn’t going to walk around like branded cattle while he hobnobbed about as an ostensible bachelor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2024
We hobnobbed backstage with Lena Horne and Ricardo Montalban at their Broadway play, Jamaica.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
