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verb

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as in to shuffle
to walk while favoring one leg she limped all day after stubbing her toe on the lawn sprinkler

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as in to drag
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 limp
Adjective
During a house fire last year, crews were slowed in their response by mechanical trouble on a truck that caused its hose to go limp, Mr. Munoz said. Mike Baker, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025 The mise-en-scene towards the end feels clumsy, even a bit limp, and the plotting becomes forced. Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
Verb
While Bailey and Harper continue to fare well against Big Ten defenses, Rutgers has limped to a 12-13 overall record and a 5-9 mark in the conference because of injuries and illness. Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 14 Feb. 2025 But before there was even a whiff of smoke from the grill, Arsenal’s plans went up in flames as Kai Havertz limped out of Monday’s training session with a season-ending hamstring tear. Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for limp
Recent Examples of Synonyms for limp
Adjective
  • The V-neck long-sleeve was held close by three floppy orange flower buttons.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025
  • The eldest, their 10-year-old daughter, has a very messy floppy bun on the top of her head.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Sleep deprivation comes with real costs Chronic sleep deprivation does more than leave people tired.
    Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Markets grow tired of tariff changes U.S. stocks tumbled Thursday on tariff flip-flop fatigue.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Looking Ahead: After looking listless and broken for almost all of calendar year 2025, Cincinnati has ripped off a three-game winning streak to resuscitate its at-large hopes.
    Jim Root, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
  • The result — final scores crept into the 200s during what were essentially listless scrimmages (last year's final tally was 211-186).
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The Sharks shuffled their lines before the start of the third period.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
  • At the glitzy afterparty, stars shuffled through a packed room.
    Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • However, the Indian stock market has stumbled recently, with the BSE 500 shedding 19% from its recent peak last September—this after climbing 14.8% in 2024 and 25.1% in 2023.
    Garth Friesen, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Those concerns came to a head during Biden's debate against now-President Donald Trump in June, when Biden sounded hoarse and appeared to stumble through several answers.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • But the 2013 peace process soon collapsed as tensions reignited, dragging Turkey and the PKK back into a bloody war and ending a two-year ceasefire.
    Eyad Kourdi, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
  • The most illuminated of them, hatless and dragging, is followed by a marginally more active figure, the only one to acknowledge the viewer’s presence.
    Sarah C. Schaefer, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Over time, this pattern can leave you emotionally exhausted and constantly walking on eggshells to prevent upsetting them.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Hackman was busy in the 1970s — his work also included the disaster film The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and a French Connection sequel — and the regimen left him exhausted.
    Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • There aren’t enough affordable ones and the charging infrastructure is weak.
    Neil Winton, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
  • By late this evening, the winds will be significantly weaker.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025

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“Limp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/limp. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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