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hobble

verb/ˈhɒb(ə)l/

B2CEFR level
40/100Rarity: uncommon
NeutralRegister

To walk awkwardly and with difficulty, typically because of injury.

He hobbled off the pitch on a badly twisted ankle.

Similar: limp, stagger, falter

Origin: Middle English, probably of Low German origin.

Topic: impaired gait in General English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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