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
Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
The chopper flew across New York harbor and landed at a Manhattan heliport, where Maduro, limping, was loaded into an armored vehicle.
—Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
South Carolina wide receiver Nyck Harbor scored on an 80-yard reception in the second quarter and ran into the tunnel limping following the play.
—CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025
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
Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Ovechkin turns 41 in September, but the league's all-time leading goal scorer with 929 isn't exactly limping to the end of his brilliant career.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Another person was seen on video limping away from the crime scene, but police said that person never arrived at local hospitals to be treated.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
What was supposed to be an MVP-candidate showdown ended as badly as possible for the Los Angeles Lakers, with LA getting blown out 139-96 and — much more importantly — Luka Dončić limping off the court midway through the third quarter with a left hamstring injury.
—Dan Woike, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2026
Semi-screwed There’s a world in which Colby was the most screwed over by the rock draw — because Dee and Emily are friends who already played together, and both were aligned with Cirie — but that world is one in which he was not injured and likely limping out of the game anyway.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
During one exercise, Woods was allegedly limping and stumbling to the right, according to the report.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
But in the top of the third inning, Ponce lunged after a soft ground ball from Colorado Rockies outfielder Jake McCarthy and immediately came up limping.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The stock has been limping into Tuesday’s report, down 17% since the war broke out.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
With the Bulls’ season limping toward a finish and the transfer portal opening tomorrow, Chapel Hill clearly didn’t want to wait.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
The chopper flew across New York harbor and landed at a Manhattan heliport, where Maduro, limping, was loaded into an armored vehicle.
—Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
South Carolina wide receiver Nyck Harbor scored on an 80-yard reception in the second quarter and ran into the tunnel limping following the play.
—CBS News, 16 Nov. 2025
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
The Warriors are limping into the postseason with most of their ideal starting lineup either out for the season with a knee injury (Jimmy Butler, Moses Moody) or battling chronic injuries (Steph Curry, Kristaps Porzingis).
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
Ovechkin turns 41 in September, but the league's all-time leading goal scorer with 929 isn't exactly limping to the end of his brilliant career.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Another person was seen on video limping away from the crime scene, but police said that person never arrived at local hospitals to be treated.
—Joe Brandt, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
What was supposed to be an MVP-candidate showdown ended as badly as possible for the Los Angeles Lakers, with LA getting blown out 139-96 and — much more importantly — Luka Dončić limping off the court midway through the third quarter with a left hamstring injury.
—Dan Woike, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2026
Semi-screwed There’s a world in which Colby was the most screwed over by the rock draw — because Dee and Emily are friends who already played together, and both were aligned with Cirie — but that world is one in which he was not injured and likely limping out of the game anyway.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Apr. 2026
During one exercise, Woods was allegedly limping and stumbling to the right, according to the report.
—Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
But in the top of the third inning, Ponce lunged after a soft ground ball from Colorado Rockies outfielder Jake McCarthy and immediately came up limping.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The stock has been limping into Tuesday’s report, down 17% since the war broke out.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for limping
Noun
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Asha was admitted at the hospital on late Saturday with a chest infection and exhaustion, her granddaughter Zanai Bhosle said in a social media post.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Bhosle, who was the younger sister of singer Lata Mangeshkar, had been moved to a private hospital in Mumbai on Saturday evening because of a chest infection and exhaustion, her granddaughter Zanai Bhosle said earlier.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Bruins are shuffling off to Buffalo.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Philadelphia Phillies are shuffling up the bullpen by sending Seth Johnson back to Triple-A Lehigh Valley and recalling Chase Shugart from the IronPigs.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Lina cried out, stumbling backward.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Unlike the blue plaques affixed to residences in London, which indicate where notable figures once lived, or the Stolpersteine (or stumbling stones) embedded in the sidewalks of German cities to mark the former homes of Holocaust victims, Bucharest’s red disks are not commemorative but predictive.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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While some Lebanese people support Hezbollah, some also blame the group for dragging them into yet another war.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
13 Apr. 2026
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Community meetings about data centers nationwide are growing chaotic and contentious, with reports of police dragging residents outside and council members being threatened.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And how some close to him bristled when asked questions about his authoritarian streak and his departure from organizing, distractions that left the union’s power flagging.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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But among the favorite cyclical sectors entering the year, only industrials have truly continued to lead, with financials and consumer discretionary flagging.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Against a Connecticut team more difficult to kill than a cockroach in body armor and their leading scorer hobbling around with a knee sprain, ankle sprain and bone bruise, the Wolverines gutted out every point in their 69-63 national championship victory.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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The impact sends both men hurling to the pavement, and the shoeless rear passenger can be seen hobbling on one foot afterward.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That leaves firms which relied on cheap, abundant credit during the low-rate era of 2010s and early 2020s more exposed, with weaker companies struggling to roll over debt or exit investments.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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Despite Magic guard Desmond Bane, clearly under the weather, struggling from beyond the arc but still managing to contribute 17 points.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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There were cardboard boxes strewn around the entirety of the house, and Ellie and Oscar were crawling in and out of them, playing hide-and-seek.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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The tense battle culminates in the Beliskner being destroyed, in turn killing all the Replicators, except for one, which is seen crawling out of the ocean, setting up future battles with this duplicating menace.—
Daryl Baxter,
Space.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Limping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limping. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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