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as in shuffling
to walk while favoring one leg
she limped all day after stubbing her toe on the lawn sprinkler
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as in stumbling
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
the damaged boat limped back into port
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as in dragging
to move slowly
we'll have to stop limping if we are ever going to make our destination in time
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as in exhaustion
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Recent Examples of limping
Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025
Duran sprinted toward the first baseline to try to get a hand on the ball before limping toward first baseman Bryce Harper.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Burns was limping and looking at his foot after 1-on-1s on Wednesday but finished the practice.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
Burns was limping and looking at his foot after 1-on-1s but finished the practice.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
Anything is possible as the Panthers enter their final five-game stretch of the regular season almost limping to the finish.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
The remainder of the episode is dedicated to the war for the Yellowstone — the limping leviathan that will define and/or destroy every last Dutton life.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025
Tatum stayed in the game to shoot free throws before limping back to the locker room with the team’s medical staff.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2025
The senior guard, a first-team All-ACC selection, fell to the court under a basket before limping off and going to the locker room.
—Curt Rallo, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
While Belly writes thank-you cards for her bridal shower, Conrad enters the house limping.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
After catching a pass for a third-down conversion late in the third quarter of Denver’s 20-12 win over the Titans on Sunday, tight end Evan Engram came up limping back to the sideline.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025
Duran sprinted toward the first baseline to try to get a hand on the ball before limping toward first baseman Bryce Harper.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
Burns was limping and looking at his foot after 1-on-1s on Wednesday but finished the practice.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
Burns was limping and looking at his foot after 1-on-1s but finished the practice.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
Anything is possible as the Panthers enter their final five-game stretch of the regular season almost limping to the finish.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
The remainder of the episode is dedicated to the war for the Yellowstone — the limping leviathan that will define and/or destroy every last Dutton life.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025
Tatum stayed in the game to shoot free throws before limping back to the locker room with the team’s medical staff.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2025
The senior guard, a first-team All-ACC selection, fell to the court under a basket before limping off and going to the locker room.
—Curt Rallo, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for limping
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In it, a monster with bolts in his head and a shuffling gate was created by a man.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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The closures have resulted in staff shuffling throughout the library system and rescheduled activities such as author talks and photography exhibits.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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The episode ends with a surreal, graphic deepfake scene of a totally nude Donald Trump stumbling around a desert.—
Nick Marx,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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Inside the agency, Dudek, ill-prepared for leadership or for DOGE’s murky agenda, was stumbling through the chaos in part by creating some of his own.—
Eli Hager,
ProPublica,
8 Sep. 2025
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Moncur struggled for seven minutes, dragging Blaze — who was locked on her arm — to the front of the facility in search of help.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
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The trends have contributed to a slump in consumer confidence, dragging on spending and threatening leaders’ official growth target for this year of around 5%.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
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The pain goes deeper than exhaustion.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Men tumble into each other, frantically fighting to get back up, while others faint from exhaustion.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
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Daniels stayed in for the remainder of the game, but came up hobbling after some of his subsequent scrambles, including one that appeared to be a hip-drop tackle (it was not penalized in the game) by Kingsley Enagbare.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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This is the play in which Jayden Daniels appeared to come up hobbling a bit.—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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However, there is overall good news for renters across the country struggling with higher costs.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Like your obliques, your adductors provide stability and alignment that can make the difference between moving with ease and struggling with pain.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Fans catapulted themselves through the air, crawling onto the stage.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
16 Sep. 2025
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But the line is wildly popular—the launch of a collaboration with the street artist KAWS sparked a frenzy in China in 2019, with shoppers crawling under shutters, removing clothes from mannequins, and putting one another in headlocks to get the shirts before they were gone.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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The United States has suspended some funding for its flagship AIDS relief program, according to international organizations and members of Congress who warn the cuts are already hurting patients and halting critical projects globally.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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Goldman Sachs says surging investment in AI among the S&P 500 companies is diverting funds from stock buybacks, halting their usual yearly growth.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Limping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limping. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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