limp
verb (used without object)
to walk with a labored, jerky movement, as when lame.
limply
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a word derived from
limp.
Example Sentences
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Poor Claire and Solange can only watch limply, as their plans of glorious revenge threaten to wither like the fading flowers surrounding them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Sinner took the lead thanks to a brilliant lob which set up set point, and he made no mistake with a missile of a serve which Alcaraz could only limply send wide.
From Barron's ● Nov. 16, 2025
Behind where Sir Keir was standing, a Ukrainian flag was hanging limply over the Foreign Office building, without any wind to make it fly.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2024
When I visited that Walgreens on a recent Thursday, a memorial to Brown that had hung on the chain-link fence outside was gone, except for a few shiny ribbons dangling limply.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2023
She hung limply in Mormont’s grasp as her eyes filled with tears.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
