limp
verb (used without object)
to walk with a labored, jerky movement, as when lame.
had been limping
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past perfect progressiveof limp.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Woods had been limping all week even in good weather.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 9, 2023
I didn’t expect this Tennessee team which had been limping to the finish line to be the squad to break through for Rick Barnes, but here we are.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2023
The sport had been limping on, struggling for exposure; Jones will see to that, especially with a home World Cup in 2027.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2023
During a City Council hearing on Tuesday, officials admitted that drainage systems in the hardest-hit neighborhoods had been limping along at half strength.
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2017
Elmer remembered just then that George had been limping, more or less, and complained of having stubbed his toe since breakfast.
From Boy Scouts: Tenderfoot Squad or, Camping at Raccoon Lodge by Alan Douglas
