limple

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English

Etymology

From limp +‎ -le (frequentative suffix).

Pronunciation

Verb

limple (third-person singular simple present limples, present participle limpling, simple past and past participle limpled)

  1. (intransitive, chiefly dialectal) To move or walk with a limp; hobble
    • 1996, M C Richards, Opening Our Moral Eye:
      Now I may claim the gold from clay: / Years ago today I looked / And limpled away; in my breast's alembic / Cupped the foolish face.