gimped

past tense of gimp

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gimped
Verb
  • The three appeared hobbled and strained at times.
    Brad Lefton, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The performers are admirably committed, with Bons (who looks rather like adolescent Reese Witherspoon) credible as a sort of media test-tube baby — perfectly formed on the outside, her internal development hobbled from lack of healthy exposure to average people’s reality.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the third quarter, FIU center Julius Pierce limped off the field with a leg injury.
    Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
  • After being an integral part of the team that beat reigning champion Denver in the conference semifinals before falling to Dallas, Conley limped into the offseason.
    Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Critics had warned that allowing Trump to fire Cook would have trampled on decades of research showing central banks function best when they're allowed to operate without meddling from politicians.
    Scott Horsley, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Some fell and were trampled in the stampede.
    Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Gimped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gimped. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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