gimping

verb

present participle of gimp
as in hobbling

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gimping
  1. hobbling
  2. limping
  3. prancing
  4. trudging
  5. trampling
Verb
  • The biggest concern for LSU's defense was the sight of linebacker Whit Weeks hobbling to the locker room in a walking boot after an apparent ankle injury.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Judge could be seen grimacing on a check swing during the third inning and hobbling in the outfield during the fifth inning.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of hobbling
Verb
  • The couple soon realized Apex had a bandage on his left shoulder and was still limping.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Dart was eventually escorted to the locker room, limping there under his own power.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of limping
Verb
  • 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
  • On August 25, the 53-year-old model shared a video on Instagram of herself prancing around a hotel room in a lilac thong bikini and open-toe gold stilettos.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of prancing
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  • Hawke remembers his 19-year-old self trudging through snowy Alaska for White Fang.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Half of the game's length is swallowed up by me trudging from point A to point B while characters yap endlessly about the current goings-on.
    — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of trudging
Verb
  • Their biggest obstacle is that their collectivist vision has never worked without trampling on civil liberties.
    — Nolan Finley The Detroit News, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, a company has developed surf booties that claim to be barb-resistant — though swimmers are urged to still tread lightly to avoid trampling the rays.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of trampling
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“Gimping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gimping. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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