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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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as in stumbled
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
the damaged boat limped back into port
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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
Wrobleski limped away, finally able to react to the pain where the ball hit him.
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Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Tunisia holding its breath Central midfielder Hannibal Mejbri, arguably Tunisia’s best player, limped off the field during a warm-up game against Austria, according to the Score.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
Earlier in the game, Knicks guard Jalen Brunson limped to the locker room after Spurs forward Harrison Barnes was pushed into his right knee.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2026
The Dutch West India Company limped along in gradual decline before being dissolved in 1794.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 June 2026
His system ran aground and, as defending champions, Liverpool limped into fifth place last month.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 1 June 2026
The Twins limped into what is a big series against a division rival at Target Field on Monday, losers of five straight and minus a pair of starting pitchers — Bailey Ober and Simeon Woods Richardson.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 1 June 2026
Gilgeous-Alexander finished with a game-high 35 points and nine assists but wasn’t enough to carry a Thunder team that limped to the finish line, dealing with fatigue and a slew of injuries.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 31 May 2026
George landed awkwardly and limped to the dugout in obvious pain, slamming his helmet to the ground.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Tunisia holding its breath Central midfielder Hannibal Mejbri, arguably Tunisia’s best player, limped off the field during a warm-up game against Austria, according to the Score.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026
Earlier in the game, Knicks guard Jalen Brunson limped to the locker room after Spurs forward Harrison Barnes was pushed into his right knee.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2026
The Dutch West India Company limped along in gradual decline before being dissolved in 1794.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 June 2026
His system ran aground and, as defending champions, Liverpool limped into fifth place last month.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 1 June 2026
The Twins limped into what is a big series against a division rival at Target Field on Monday, losers of five straight and minus a pair of starting pitchers — Bailey Ober and Simeon Woods Richardson.
—John Shipley, Twin Cities, 1 June 2026
Gilgeous-Alexander finished with a game-high 35 points and nine assists but wasn’t enough to carry a Thunder team that limped to the finish line, dealing with fatigue and a slew of injuries.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 31 May 2026
George landed awkwardly and limped to the dugout in obvious pain, slamming his helmet to the ground.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for limped
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Patrons shuffled out of the nearby restaurant into cars.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
6 Dec. 2025
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Between work, family and everything else on your plate, taking care of yourself often gets shuffled to the bottom of the list.—
Taylor Haught,
Miami Herald,
4 Dec. 2025
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Weiss, best known for her work as an opinion journalist and the launch of her site The Free Press, has stumbled in her new role in large part due to a lack of experience with TV operations.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
9 June 2026
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In the fall of 1995, hunters stumbled on Josette’s bones in the woods near rural Carmel, an hour north of the Bronx.—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2026
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Even fever can’t keep him down, as the 27-year-old dragged himself off the bench at half-time to score a brace and change the game in a 3-2 comeback triumph at Torino on Monday.—
Jack Bantock,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
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The chute dragged the skydiver backward, knocking the camera operator off the plane and into free fall.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
12 Dec. 2025
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Roberts and a trainer came out from the Dodgers’ dugout to check on Wrobleski who hobbled back to the mound, ready to stay in the game.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
12 June 2026
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After a few moments, Isbel hobbled into the Royals dugout alongside the training staff.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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Jalen Brunson has 19 points to lead New York, but the Knicks have struggled to avoid fouls on defense and struggled to make foul shots on the other end.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
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Rushing out onto the beach, George struggled to comprehend what had happened.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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In another, the same material crawled like a biological organism, mimicking natural motion.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Aug. 2025
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Five roaches breathed their last on the kitchen floor where two roaches crawled away.—
David J. Neal
August 1,
Miami Herald,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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One of the largest online stores used by Cuban exiles to send goods to relatives on the island has halted operations, reducing options for families who rely on digital services amid Cuba’s deepening economic crisis.—
Vera Lucia Pappaterra,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2026
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Isar called off a launch attempt on January 21 due to an issue with a pressurization valve, and then halted a countdown on March 25, moments before liftoff, when engineers detected rising temperatures in the rocket’s liquid propane fuel.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 June 2026
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The rest of the team trudged off the field with a stunned look.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
8 Dec. 2025
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For two weeks, Dameus, who splits his time between Haiti and the United States, trudged through the dusty terrain documenting the canal’s construction and telling the story of the river through the lens of Haitians, many of them farmers.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
19 Nov. 2025
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“Limped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limped. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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