gimping

verb

present participle of gimp
as in hobbling

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  1. hobbling
  2. limping
  3. prancing
  4. trudging
  5. trampling
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  • With Wentz hobbling on an ankle injury and the offense going nowhere, Max Brosmer took over midway through the fourth quarter of the 23-6 loss.
    — Dave Campbell, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The Republican candidate has been hobbling through the race, with lackluster fundraising and a long history of personal and legal scandals casting a pall over his candidacy.
    — Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of hobbling
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  • Still limping along This doesn’t mean Nintendo will follow Sony into a world without physical game production.
    — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 4 Nov. 2026
  • In the Lone Star State, Vanity Fair finds a crucial Senate campaign limping toward the finish line.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of limping
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  • The steady hum of activity hits a particularly resonant pitch on the Second Sunday of each month when the street closes to vehicular traffic and becomes a European-style pedestrian mall with outdoor eateries and prancing pets on leash.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Iggy Pop, still prancing, howling and whooping with his chest exposed and jeans sliding down his waist, claims the title of the festival’s leading elder statesman.
    — Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of prancing
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  • There were tent camps on both sides of the border, caravans of people trudging through Central America and concerns about newcomers overwhelming social services.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Hawke remembers his 19-year-old self trudging through snowy Alaska for White Fang.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of trudging
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  • Carved with a military scene of Roman soldiers trampling barbarians, the coffin was likely intended for a man.
    — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The 307-mile Great Redwood Trail planned along a defunct Northern California rail line is colliding with the Wailaki tribe, as members decry hikers trampling ancestral villages and graves.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of trampling
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“Gimping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gimping. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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