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
Courts are limping along, although the growing piles of paper are a mess that will have to be sorted and scanned eventually.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
From an injury standpoint, the Angels are limping to the All-Star break.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2023
Many wounded horses are limping over the field.
From The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer by John Beatty
