hobble
verb (used without object)
to walk lamely; limp.
were hobbling
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past progressiveof hobble.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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Even being in the mix, much less the last group, looked unlikely the way father and son were hobbling around The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club Orlando.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 17, 2022
Dobbins — were hobbling, and the officiating crew had delivered one gut punch after another.
From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2019
That’s a lot of softball for our age group and physical conditioning, and by the end, several of us, including me, were hobbling.
From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2011
He had a pillowcase in one hand, and when he bent over occasionally, I knew he was picking out the dead chicks, or the ones that were hobbling around, getting ready to keel over.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
Wounded animals were hobbling back to their homes.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
