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Hobnobbing meaning

present participle and gerund of hobnob

Using Hobnobbing

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of hobnob
  • In the example corpus, hobnobbing often appears in combinations such as: hobnobbing with, and hobnobbing.

Context around Hobnobbing

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 7 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

california 1× old 1× seen 1× political 1×

Often after:

small 1×

Sentence patterns with Hobnobbing

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

after hobnobbing with the 1× barbecue and hobnobbing small talk 1× bookstores or hobnobbing with the 1× europe and hobnobbing with deborah 1× for political hobnobbing 1× funding and hobnobbing with capitalists 1× have been hobnobbing with the 1× in california hobnobbing with the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after hobnobbing with 1× dick and ziering 1× either stopping at 1× he spends a 1× in a 1965 1× joel jammal has 1×

Common sentence endings:

a literal castle 1× and diana dors 1× and katharine hepburn 1× for political hobnobbing 1× gets a boost 1× hobnobbing with capitalists 1×

Words around Hobnobbing

Just before it in the word index:

hobnob 8 hobnailed 3 hobnail 4 hobley 2 hobindra 2 hobin 5

Just after it in the word index:

hobo 33 hoboken 74 hobonickels 2 hobos 8 hobro 3 hobs 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aat 18 abhorrence 18 abms 18 absolutes 18 absorbance 18 abule 18

Corpus analysis for Hobnobbing

  • In this selection, "hobnobbing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, california, old, seen and small stand out and add context to how "hobnobbing" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include after hobnobbing with the and barbecue and hobnobbing small talk. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hobnobbing" sits close to words such as aat, abhorrence and abms, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hobnobbing

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Rajbhavan is not the place for political hobnobbing. (8 words)

Joel Jammal has gone from co-host with one of Australia's most extreme conspiracy theorists to hobnobbing with federal politicians. (21 words)

Rather, the candidate who is better at state fairs and eating barbecue and hobnobbing small-talk for weeks on end gets a boost. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

After hobnobbing with the heavyweights in several major competitions, Sami Kherouf alongside Mohamed Boudjadja at the 2019 African Games became the first set of Algerian players to win gold medal at the multi-sports tournament. (35 words)

Mr Mao went ahead to mock DP members who were hobnobbing with Bobi Wine, calling them water melon, those who were green (DP) and on the outside and red (People power) on the inside. (34 words)

The TMC MLA from Rajarhat-New Town, who was seen hobnobbing with BJP leader Mukul Roy over the past few months, resigned from the post of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation mayor in July this year. (34 words)

Example sentences (14)

Joel Jammal has gone from co-host with one of Australia's most extreme conspiracy theorists to hobnobbing with federal politicians.

The key, he said, was hobnobbing with ski racers and learning what frustrated them about their boots and what they sought to improve their performance.

When he realised Vijayan was stealing the race, VS made a last bid to take him on, accusing the party of taking external funding and “hobnobbing with capitalists”.

After hobnobbing with the heavyweights in several major competitions, Sami Kherouf alongside Mohamed Boudjadja at the 2019 African Games became the first set of Algerian players to win gold medal at the multi-sports tournament.

Dick and Ziering impressively capture this sentiment, juxtaposing Dixon’s fond account with clips from the aforementioned videos and footage of her hobnobbing with music’s finest.

In a 1965 short documentary, All Eyes On Sharon Tate, she’s shown jet-setting around Europe and hobnobbing with Deborah Kerr in a literal castle.

Mr Mao went ahead to mock DP members who were hobnobbing with Bobi Wine, calling them water melon, those who were green (DP) and on the outside and red (People power) on the inside.

Rather, the candidate who is better at state fairs and eating barbecue and hobnobbing small-talk for weeks on end gets a boost.

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He spends a lot of time raising funds, most recently in California, hobnobbing with the likes of former Governor Jerry Brown, just to keep this proof of concept going.

The surreal story, only of its time, saw the 33-year-old hobnobbing with the likes of Joe Louis, Luke Kelly and Diana Dors.

The TMC MLA from Rajarhat-New Town, who was seen hobnobbing with BJP leader Mukul Roy over the past few months, resigned from the post of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation mayor in July this year.

Either stopping at Stuart Brent bookstores or hobnobbing with the master kibitzer at some point were Ernest Hemingway, Nelson Algren, Studs Terkel, Saul Bellow, Ben Hecht, Tennessee Williams, Gore Vidal and Katharine Hepburn.

Ologbondiyan said the NEC took “the disciplinary action against its members who have been hobnobbing with the All Progressives Congress (APC) in ways that were detrimental to the interest of the PDP”.

Rajbhavan is not the place for political hobnobbing.

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Common combinations with hobnobbing

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hobnobbing" in a sentence?
An example: "Joel Jammal has gone from co-host with one of Australia's most extreme conspiracy theorists to hobnobbing with federal politicians." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "hobnobbing" from authentic English texts.
What does "hobnobbing" mean?
Hobnobbing means: present participle and gerund of hobnob
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