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hirple

/ ˈhɪrpəl /

verb

  1. to limp
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a limping gait
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hirple1

C15: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences

Get you on that bicycle and hurry on, and I'll hirple after you the best I can.

She walked very slowly, leaning on a long staff, and she gave a bit hirple now and then, as if she were lame.

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