Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hobbling

/hˈɑbəlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables: hob-bling
IPA: /hˈɑbəlɪŋ/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

gerund of hobble: the movement of one who hobbles.

verb

present participle and gerund of hobble

Example Sentences

"Ye Goblins and Fairys, / With Frisks and Vagarys, / Ye Fairys and Goblins, / With Hoppings and Hoblings, / Come all, come all / To Sir Roger’s great Hall."

Etymology

Etymology tree English hobble Middle English -ynge English -ing English hobbling From hobble + -ing.

Inflected Forms

hobblings (plural)

Rhymes With

wobbling squabbling gobbling

Questions

How do you pronounce hobbling?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɑbəlɪŋ/.
What does hobbling mean?: gerund of hobble: the movement of one who hobbles.
Where does hobbling come from?: Etymology tree English hobble Middle English -ynge English -ing English hobbling From hobble + -ing.

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