lame
adjective
physically disabled, especially in the foot or leg so as to limp or walk with difficulty.
laming
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present participleof lame.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Of all the difficult hurdles a new French Premier must leap without laming himself, the first and foremost is Algeria.
From Time Magazine Archive
Since last spring the world's biggest public school system, New York City's, has wallowed along like a superliner with a laming leak.
From Time Magazine Archive
My wife suffered from laming traumatic dislocation for eight years.
From Time Magazine Archive
Not much, not with his lameness" "Ah!" said Mr. Raymond, hastily—"you've been laming him—have you?
From At the Back of the North Wind by George MacDonald
I used so much force that every nerve in my body was jarred, and I was afraid of laming myself.
From Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures by William H. C. Groome
