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121limply — Ⅰ. limp [1] ► VERB 1) walk with difficulty because of an injured leg or foot. 2) (of a damaged ship or aircraft) proceed with difficulty. ► NOUN ▪ a limping gait. ORIGIN related to obsolete limphalt «lame». Ⅱ …
122limpness — Ⅰ. limp [1] ► VERB 1) walk with difficulty because of an injured leg or foot. 2) (of a damaged ship or aircraft) proceed with difficulty. ► NOUN ▪ a limping gait. ORIGIN related to obsolete limphalt «lame». Ⅱ …
123limpen — ˈlimpən intransitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: limp (III) + en (II) : to become limp limpened instantly and fell Carson McCullers …
124limpsy — /limp see/, adj. Dial. flimsy; limp; weak; lazy; flaccid. Also, limpsey, limsy /lim see/. [1815 25, Amer.; LIMP2 + SY] * * * …
125have a hitch in your getalong — limp, walk with a limp Since he broke his ankle, he s had a little hitch in his getalong …
126limpkin — limp•kin [[t]ˈlɪmp kɪn[/t]] n. orn a large, loud voiced wading bird, Aramus guarauna, of warmer regions of the New World • Etymology: 1870–75, amer.; appar. limp I+ kin, from its jerky walk …
127limpkin — /limp kin/, n. a large, loud voiced, wading bird, Aramus guarauna, intermediate in size and character between the cranes and the rails, of the warmer regions of America. [1870 75, Amer.; LIMP1 + KIN; so called because of its jerky walk] * * * ▪… …
128limpen — limp·en …
