limping
noun
[ ˈlɪmpɪŋ ]
• the action of walking with difficulty, typically because of a damaged or stiff leg or foot.
• "she does not know exactly what caused her limping"
limping
adjective
• walking with difficulty, typically because of a damaged or stiff leg or foot.
• "the video clip shows a limping gunman"
limp
verb
• walk with difficulty, typically because of a damaged or stiff leg or foot.
• "he limped heavily as he moved"
Similar:
hobble,
walk with a limp,
walk with difficulty,
walk lamely,
walk haltingly,
walk unevenly,
falter,
shuffle,
shamble,
totter,
dodder,
stagger,
stumble,
hirple,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘fall short of’): related to obsolete limphalt ‘lame’, and probably of Germanic origin.
