gimps

verb

present tense third-person singular of gimp
as in hobbles

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  1. hobbles
  2. limps
  3. prances
  4. tramples
Verb
  • David Perno hobbles from his golf cart to the bench at Clarke Central’s football field and sits to watch practice start.
    — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 9 July 2026
  • Major marine war risk providers have started to scrap cover for vessels operating in the Persian Gulf as the fallout from a sudden security shock hobbles key shipping routes in the region.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026
Definition of hobbles
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  • Still, their emotionally ruinous tug-of-war goes on for so many rounds that the movie limps toward the end credits exhausted.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • None at all leads to slow, pale, sad-looking growth that limps through the season.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of limps
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  • Taita prances along rock walls and rolls in the dirt, meowing with his tail held high.
    — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In the music video for the song, Stiteler prances around several iconic locations in Puerto Rico and takes viewers on a visual journey across the Island.
    — Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
Definition of prances
Verb
  • Chalk this up to a loss, as Ohio State tramples over both of USC’s fronts.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
  • As stated in this opinion piece’s opening, the App Store Freedom Act tramples on property rights.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of tramples
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“Gimps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gimps. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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