limping 1 of 2

noun

Definition of limpingnext
as in exhaustion

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limping

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verb

present participle of limp
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
Verb
McCarthy’s Cowboys have battled major injuries and are limping toward the finish line at 7-9. — Mike Jones, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025 Sarah Yusuf, her pelvis broken in an Israeli strike, can now play without limping. — Laura Boushnak, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for limping
  1. exhaustion
  2. shuffling
  3. struggling
  4. creeping
  5. regression
  6. halting
  7. poking
  8. setback
Noun
  • Are Too Many Priorities Making Work More Stressful? Trying to solve everything at once leads to exhaustion and inaction.
    — Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Social media fatigue has risen in recent years, studies show, as mindless scrolling leads to mental exhaustion.
    — Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 8 Mar. 2025
Definition of exhaustion
Verb
  • But the $12 billion decline in his fortune has more to do with asset shuffling than stock price movement.
    — Julie Goldenberg, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • James has been shuffling back and forth between the NBA and the G League.
    — Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of shuffling
Verb
  • The state has grown increasingly reliant on unlicensed teachers because schools are struggling to retain experienced educators.
    — Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025
  • California and Stanford ventured to the opposite coast for the first time, both struggling in the Eastern time zone.
    — Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of struggling
Verb
  • Invasive plants also spread quickly in multiple ways, such as by seeds, creeping stems and roots, or fruits eaten by birds and dropped elsewhere.
    — Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Another sign of creeping fatigue?
    — Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of creeping
Noun
  • The original bail reform bill Cuomo signed in 2019 touched off New York City’s regression toward the bad old days when people feared to walk the streets or ride the subways.
    — Maud Maron, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
  • After a decade of regression, the club could finally look forward.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of regression
Verb
  • The controversy has also strained South Korea's political system, halting high-level diplomacy, rattling financial markets, and spotlighting weaknesses in its governance structure.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Nevertheless, halting the pipeline sent European Union natural gas prices rising to 50 euros ($52), their highest since the 330-euro spike in 2022 after the invasion.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of halting
Verb
  • Carter first saw the disease up close in 1988 while visiting a village in Ghana where nearly 350 people had worms poking through their skin.
    — Sam Mednick, Chicago Tribune, 30 Dec. 2024
  • At its most basic, a poke cake is made by poking holes into a warm cake and pouring on a frosting or filling mixture.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of poking
Noun
  • The smartest entrepreneurs use tough times as a launchpad, not a setback.
    — Melissa Houston, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Halterman recently had a setback with her health following a recent bout of COVID-19 earlier this year that landed her in the hospital for three days, requiring a heart monitor.
    — Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of setback

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