as in exhaustion
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1
as in shuffling
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 stumbling
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
the damaged boat limped back into port
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3
as in dragging
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 limping
Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Once off the field, Burrow was observed limping in the tunnel of the stadium with no shoe on his left foot.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 14 Sep. 2025
While Belly writes thank-you cards for her bridal shower, Conrad enters the house limping.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Rossi kept playing versus the Flyers, despite limping to the bench in obvious pain after more than one shift.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2025
All four sacks and 10 of the 11 tackles for loss came in the first half, which ended with the Broncos limping to a 17-14 lead, despite outgaining the Lobos 187 yards to 62.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 12 Oct. 2025
Signs of a limping consumer piles onto these fears.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Jauan Jennings and Ricky Pearsall are limping through leg injuries.
—J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The Rockies are limping toward Sunday’s finish line with losses in 11 of their last 13 games with a 4-20 record in September.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
The leopard, which was seen limping, is believed to have been injured, possibly by a poaching trap or landmine.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
The costume department hustles to reattach a limping sole as the star breathes through the heat.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
Springer fell to the ground in pain and was eventually helped off the field limping.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Once off the field, Burrow was observed limping in the tunnel of the stadium with no shoe on his left foot.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 14 Sep. 2025
While Belly writes thank-you cards for her bridal shower, Conrad enters the house limping.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
Barkley pulled up limping after an explosive 28-yard run with less than 10 seconds left in the quarter and immediately went to the blue medical tent for further evaluation.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Rossi kept playing versus the Flyers, despite limping to the bench in obvious pain after more than one shift.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 20 Oct. 2025
All four sacks and 10 of the 11 tackles for loss came in the first half, which ended with the Broncos limping to a 17-14 lead, despite outgaining the Lobos 187 yards to 62.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 12 Oct. 2025
Signs of a limping consumer piles onto these fears.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
Jauan Jennings and Ricky Pearsall are limping through leg injuries.
—J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The Rockies are limping toward Sunday’s finish line with losses in 11 of their last 13 games with a 4-20 record in September.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025
The leopard, which was seen limping, is believed to have been injured, possibly by a poaching trap or landmine.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
The costume department hustles to reattach a limping sole as the star breathes through the heat.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for limping
Noun
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Her troubles—sleepless nights, endless exhaustion—could simply be the result of young parenthood.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Trade timing & outlook After breaking out to new all-time highs, momentum appears overextended, and signs of buyer exhaustion suggest a potential pullback.—
Tony Zhang,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The technology included corrupt automatic shuffling machines that read cards and predicted which player had the best hand.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Card-reading contact lenses, X-ray poker tables, trays of poker chips that read cards, hacked shuffling machines that predict hands.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Seven years of stumbling around.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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After stumbling into a massive camp full of refugees from Nilfgaard’s ongoing campaign, Geralt winds up witness to a witch trial.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The latest downdraft could pull bitcoin deeper into the red, dragging the token more enduringly below the $100,000 support level, according to the analyst.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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Video shows one agent restraining the man, then dragging him around as another agent helps pin him to the ground.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The 49ers are 4-2 but can’t run the ball effectively and quarterbacks Brock Purdy (turf toe) and Mac Jones (knee, oblique) are hobbling.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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The last thing the Heat wants to see this preseason then happened early in the second half, as Adebayo came up hobbling after an awkward landing on a shot attempt.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Advertisement Her victory also carries national implications for Democrats, who are struggling to chart a path between progressive energy and centrist caution ahead of the 2026 midterms.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Always Greener, which scored 15 nominations on the annual Brit List, is a high concept script that follows a struggling artist, haunted by past failure, who is given a one-in-a-million chance to become his rich and successful doppelganger from a parallel universe.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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His fur was singed and bitten, his arm broken, and his mouth crawling with maggots.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Amazon has already taken steps in recent months to prevent external AI agents from crawling its website, including those developed by OpenAI, Google and Meta.—
Ashley Capoot,Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Underwatering Wilting, drooping, or yellowing leaves are early signs of underwatering, especially if the soil is also very dry.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Limping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limping. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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