| Example in Russian | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Можете сколько угодно ковылять по комнате, но не докажете. | Sure, you can take all the time, hobble around the room, but you can't prove it! |
| Он ковылял и качался, словно обезьяна. | It hobbled and swayed like a monkey. |
| Ты знаешь, я бы не ковылял сюда если бы это не было так важно. | You know I wouldn't have hobbled all the way down here if it wasn't important. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | شكل | Dutch | hompelen,strompelen |
| English | hobble | Esperanto | lami |
| Estonian | kaperdama, kööberdama, lomberdama | French | boitiller |
| German | humpeln | Greek | πεδικλώνω, πεζοδρομούμαι |
| Icelandic | haltra | Italian | impedicare |
| Lithuanian | supančioti, šokuoti | Polish | chromać, kulawieć, kuśtykać, pętać |
| Portuguese | claudicar, clivar, manquejar | Quechua | hank'ay |
| Spanish | mancornar, manear, mañear | Turkish | kösteklemek |
