Hobble
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Physical Impairment
Use 'hobble' to describe someone moving with difficulty due to injury or pain. After the marathon, exhausted runners started to hobble across the finish line.
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Temporary State
'Hobble' often implies a temporary condition, not a permanent way of walking. She hobbled for a few weeks after the skiing accident.
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Metaphoric Use
It can also metaphorically suggest moving slowly or with difficulty in non-physical contexts. After the computer virus, our network was hobbling along all day.