gimping

present participle of gimp

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gimping
Verb
  • Many continue hobbling anywhere but to the doctor, convinced the situation will eventually resolve by itself.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • The costume department hustles to reattach a limping sole as the star breathes through the heat.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Gaines had just one carry before the fourth quarter, but when Riley left briefly after coming up limping, Gaines ripped off runs of 13 and 11 yards to help sustain a 75-yard drive that was capped by Riley’s 8-yard TD run.
    Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 21 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ohio State’s win against Texas is still fine, but the Longhorns have looked disappointing, too, after trudging through a 27-10 win against UTEP.
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • In the engaging trailer that continues the sinister tale of Vault-Tec, The Ghoul arrives in New Vegas alongside Lucy MacLean (Ella Purnell) and Dogmeat, trudging into the outskirts of New Vegas.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Countries like France, Spain and Japan are able to build plenty of mass transit, at reasonable cost, without trampling over their people.
    Vincent Ni, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Ukraine accuses Russia of trampling over its sovereignty with an imperial war of conquest.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Gimping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gimping. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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