as in to limp
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Recent Examples of gimp
Isiah Thomas turned his ankle gruesomely early in the third quarter of Game 6 of the ’88 finals, went to the bench for a minute, came back out, and scored a finals single-quarter record 25 points in the period, gimping up the floor in pursuit of the play.
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David Aldridge, New York Times, 20 June 2025
David Aldridge, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gimp
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Like translation, Gout teaches its lessons after the fact, often in a language as yet inaccessible, and with a grammar learned only by limping.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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After several stagnant years in a row, there are signs the limping housing market may finally be perking up.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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While the Rockets enter Thursday’s home game seeded third in the West and winners of seven of 10, the visiting and hobbling Warriors (31-30) are clinging to the eighth seed after losing two in a row.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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United’s response was again affected by a series of injuries that have hobbled a previously fluid attacking unit.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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In the album’s most beautiful moments, Triplin makes arpeggios sound like prancing through an earthly paradise and sands off juke’s rough edges to produce rhythms that seem to chug along in the margins of a daydreaming brain.—
Kiana Mickles,
Pitchfork,
5 Mar. 2026
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And, to this day, they are meticulously trained from colts to perform spectacular feats of dressage, including some who can lift their front legs and seem to prance off the ground.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Gimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gimp. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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