limp
verb (used without object)
to walk with a labored, jerky movement, as when lame.
are limping
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present progressiveof limp.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Bitcoin and the broader crypto market are limping toward a painful weekly loss, fueled by investors’ retreat from riskier and more speculative trades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
Both clubs are limping into Sunday, but Celtic at least have the comfort of a six-point cushion at the top of the Premiership.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2025
By top-seed standards, the Cardinals are limping into the tournament with two losses in their past seven games.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 19, 2022
The Trojans are limping in, and BYU’s physical running game with tailback Tyler Allgeier should take out any fight they have left by the third quarter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2021
"No," said Porthos, "for two or three are limping off."
From Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 by Various
