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hambling

hambling is the present participle and gerund of hamble.

Meaning of hamble

Verb

hamble (third-person singular simple present hambles, present participle hambling, simple past and past participle hambled)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To mutilate; hamstring; cut away.
  2. (transitive) To cut out the balls of the feet of (dogs) so as to render them unfit for hunting.
  3. (intransitive) To walk lame; limp.

See all 4 meanings of hamble

Proper noun capitalized: Hambling

Hambling (plural Hamblings)

  1. A surname.

Forms of hambling

pluralHamblings

Origin of hambling

Variant of Hamlin.

Questions about hambling

What does hambling mean?
Hambling means a surname.
What is hambling the present participle and gerund of?
Hambling is the present participle and gerund of hamble.
What part of speech is hambling?
Hambling is a proper noun.

Words near hambling in the dictionary

  1. Hamblett
  2. Hambletts
  3. Hambley
  4. Hambleys
  5. Hamblin
  6. hambling
  7. Hamblings
  8. Hambly
  9. Hamblys
  10. hambo
  11. hambone

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