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# limping

verb form (-ing of limp: he is limping); adjective (a limping dog); noun (limping, uncountable)

«limping» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Limping is walking unevenly because a leg or foot hurts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limping/#m1)
2. A limping animal or person is one who walks that way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limping/#m2)
3. Figuratively, limping means going on slowly and badly, like a limping business. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limping/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories it signals injury or tiredness; in safety lessons, a limping child should stop playing and tell an adult. Phrases: "limping badly", "came limping back", "limping along".

### Examples

- The puppy was limping, so we took it to the vet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limping/#x1)
- Sam came limping into class after football. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limping/#x2)
- A limping horse should not be ridden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limping/#x3)
- She was limping because her new shoes hurt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limping/#x4)
- The bird was limping across the grass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limping/#x5)
- Grandpa has been limping since his knee operation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limping/#x6)
- The old bus went limping up the hill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limping/#x7)
- She picked up the leg sulkily and led her cow away, the poor animal limping on three legs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limping/#x8)

### Note

Spelled with one p: limp + ing = limping. Use "is/was limping" for an action going on. Not to be confused with "limbing" (not a word).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «limping» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/limping/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«limping» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/limping.html) on Mova free.