hobnob
verb (used without object)
to associate on very friendly terms (usually followed bywith ).
was hobnobbing
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past progressiveof hobnob.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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At the time, Epstein was a money manager and jet-setting financier who, with his girlfriend Maxwell, was hobnobbing with the world's wealthiest from Buckingham Palace to Palm Beach and collecting powerful friends along the way.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026
A close second was when he was hobnobbing with his colleagues.
From Science Magazine ● May 3, 2023
He was hobnobbing with politicians, co-chairing a lavish birthday party and fund-raiser for then-Senate candidate Hillary Clinton at Roseland Ballroom.
From New York Times ● Jul. 10, 2022
But, from time to time, he’ll catch people doing double-takes in public, sometimes approaching him later to ask if he was hobnobbing with movie stars.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 7, 2022
However, he joked that I had also caused some problems for him: The people in his village thought he must be rich since his granddaughter was hobnobbing with American celebrities.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
