limple

English

Etymology

From limp +‎ -le (frequentative suffix).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪmpəl

Verb

limple (third-person singular simple present limples, present participle limpling, simple past and past participle limpled)

1. (intransitive, chiefly dialectal) To move or walk with a limp; hobble
   • 1996, M C Richards, Opening Our Moral Eye:

     Now I may claim the gold from clay: / Years ago today I looked / And limpled away; in my breast's alembic / Cupped the foolish face.