limped

verb

past tense of limp
1
as in shuffled
to walk while favoring one leg she limped all day after stubbing her toe on the lawn sprinkler

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2
as in stumbled
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually the damaged boat limped back into port

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3
as in dragged
to move slowly we'll have to stop limping if we are ever going to make our destination in time

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Recent Examples of limped The Storm's Jordan Horston fell awkwardly midway through the third quarter, limped to the locker room and did not return. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026 The Storm’s Jordan Horston fell awkwardly midway through the third quarter, limped to the locker room and did not return. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 In the fourth quarter, Burton also got hit by a hard foul from New York’s Jones and limped off, but stayed in the game following a timeout. — Marisa Ingemi, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026 The latest offensive lineman to go down in the preseason was Marcus Bryant, who limped off the field early against the Eagles. — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026 Miles — the runaway favorite for WNBA Rookie of the Year and an MVP candidate — eventually limped to the bench under her own power but did not return. — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Capers used his rifle like a cane and limped along, blood sloshing in his jungle boots. — Ethan Rocke, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026 Then running back Cam Skattebo limped off after back-to-back run stops by rookie linebacker Arvell Reese, who ran Skattebo down on the second play and then ran him over. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 There were dueling chants for Punk and Rhodes as Punk limped to the top rope. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for limped
  1. shuffled
  2. stumbled
  3. dragged
  4. hobbled
  5. struggled
  6. crawled
  7. halted
  8. trudged
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  • Finally, the next season, Karlsson was shuffled frequently between Abbotsford and Vancouver and resided at the fringes of the NHL lineup.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Venegas scrolled through his phone while Penna shuffled past us to grab a drink from the office fridge.
    — Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
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  • But most of the attempts to scale sodium-ion cells stumbled over short lifespans and poor heat tolerance.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In her attempt to get away, the woman stumbled and injured her leg, screaming for help the whole time, police said.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of stumbled
Verb
  • The winter chill that dragged digital assets down during most of the hot summer months is finally beginning to lift, with the price of Bitcoin surging about 20 percent last week, its strongest three-day rally since 2023.
    — Peter Mintzberg, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In 2024, Burke’s squad dragged itself off the mat after an awful (yet at the time, typical) start to the season to go unbeaten in 12 of 13 matches down the stretch and narrowly miss the playoffs.
    — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of dragged
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  • However, when one of the three women feels guilty about snubbing their lifelong pal, Mel shows up and suddenly the weekend turns to complete chaos, tempting the trio to break free from the madness that has hobbled their friend group for years.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Hui’s Evergrande Group has been hobbled by debt since 2021, with $300 billion in liabilities.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of hobbled
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  • Salas struggled offensively throughout 2024, missed almost all of 2025 because of a stress reaction in his back and plummeted on prospect lists as a result.
    — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Cuba’s daily grind takes its toll The day before classes started, Yurima Izaguirre struggled to pull up last year’s school uniform on the youngest of her three children.
    — Dánica Coto, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of struggled
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  • One roach crawled on glassware in the dishwashing area and eight were under the dishwasher.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The mural is as if the octopus crawled out of the large vase filled with water and flowers and is helping to feed the birds.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of crawled
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  • Today, a federal court halted it before this administration could wreak havoc on our elections.
    — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The near miss raised questions about why the commercial flight was cleared for takeoff while Marine One was preparing to depart, a period when airline traffic is typically halted around presidential helicopter operations.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of halted
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  • Die-hards like my pals trudged on, buoyed by generational talent Mike Trout and the occasional flash-in-the-pan prospect.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The Carolina Panthers’ preseason trudged to an end against Houston on Friday night, in a game where neither team played their starters and at halftime the two teams had combined for three field goals and zero TDs.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2026
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“Limped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limped. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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