Limping — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet

walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɪmpɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɪmpɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɪmpɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈɪmpɪŋ/.

Examples

The old woman hobbles down to the store every day
the boat limped into the harbor

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lameness hitch gimp claudication gimpiness limp hobble gameness

Parts of Speech

noun	disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
verb	walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury “The old woman hobbles down to the store every day”
verb	proceed slowly or with difficulty “the boat limped into the harbor”

Word Forms

lame	adjective	disabled in the feet or legs
gimp	verb	walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
gimpy	adjective	disabled in the feet or legs
game	adjective	disabled in the feet or legs
limp	noun	the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
limper	noun	someone who has a limp and walks with a hobbling gait
gimp	noun	disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
hobble	noun	the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
hobbler	noun	someone who has a limp and walks with a hobbling gait
hitch	noun	the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

claudication

incapacité de marcher en raison d'une paralysie des jambes ou des pieds

🇪🇸Spanish

cojeando

Incapacidad para caminar debido a la incapacidad de las piernas o los pies.

🇮🇹Italian

zoppicando

disabilità della deambulazione dovuta a paralisi delle gambe o dei piedi

🇳🇱Dutch

hinkend

handicap bij het lopen als gevolg van verlamming van de benen of voeten

🇵🇹Portuguese

mancando

incapacidade de andar devido a paralisação das pernas ou pés

🇷🇺Russian

хромает

инвалидность при ходьбе из-за повреждения ног или ступней

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लंगड़ा

टाँगों या पाँवों के अपंग होने के कारण चलने में असमर्थता

🇧🇩Bengali

লিঙ্গ করা

পা বা পা বিকল হওয়ার কারণে হাঁটার অক্ষমতা

🇮🇳Tamil

நொண்டுதல்

கால்கள் அல்லது கால்கள் ஊனமுற்றதால் நடக்க இயலாமை

🇮🇳Telugu

కుంటుతూ

కాళ్లు లేదా పాదాలు వికలాంగులు కావడం వల్ల నడిచే వైకల్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

लंगडा

पाय किंवा पाय अपंग झाल्यामुळे चालण्यात अक्षमता

🇮🇳Gujarati

લંગડાવું

પગ અથવા પગના અપંગતાને કારણે ચાલવામાં અસમર્થતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕುಂಟುತ್ತಾ

ಕಾಲುಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಪಾದಗಳನ್ನು ದುರ್ಬಲಗೊಳಿಸುವುದರಿಂದ ನಡೆಯುವ ಅಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുടന്തി

കാലുകൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പാദങ്ങൾ വൈകല്യം മൂലം നടക്കാനുള്ള വൈകല്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੰਗੜਾ

ਲੱਤਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਪੈਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਅਪਾਹਜ ਹੋਣ ਕਾਰਨ ਚੱਲਣ ਦੀ ਅਯੋਗਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

لنگڑانا

ٹانگوں یا پیروں کے معذور ہونے کی وجہ سے چلنے کی معذوری

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

跛行

由于腿或脚残疾而无法行走

🇯🇵Japanese

足を引きずっている

脚または足の麻痺による歩行障害

🇰🇷Korean

절뚝거리며

다리나 발의 불구로 인한 보행 장애

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khập khiễng

khuyết tật đi lại do bị tê liệt chân hoặc bàn chân

🇹🇭Thai

เดินกะโผลกกะเผลก

ความพิการในการเดินเนื่องจากขาหรือเท้าพิการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

rekat

ketidakmampuan berjalan karena melumpuhkan tungkai atau kaki

🇵🇭Filipino

naliligaw

kapansanan sa paglalakad dahil sa baldado ng mga binti o paa

🇲🇾Malay

tempang

ketidakupayaan berjalan kerana kaki atau kaki lumpuh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يعرج

- عدم القدرة على المشي بسبب شلل الساقين أو القدمين

🇮🇷Persian

لنگیدن

ناتوانی در راه رفتن به دلیل فلج شدن پاها یا پاها

🇹🇷Turkish

topallama

Bacakların veya ayakların sakatlanması nedeniyle yürüme engeli

🇮🇱Hebrew

צוֹלֵעַ

מוגבלות בהליכה עקב נתק רגליים או רגליים

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