gimp

verb

Definition of gimpnext
as in to limp

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gimp
  1. limp
  2. hobble
  3. prance
Verb
  • Hampered by a hip injury, Payne limped through only a third of his allotted distance.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The Associated Press IZMIT, Turkey -- IZMIT, Turkey (AP) — Kylian Mbappé limped off moments after opening the scoring for France against Turkey in the Nations League on Friday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of limp
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  • More than doubling the cost of the latest iPhone might risk pricing out customers and hobbling Apple’s ubiquity, analysts suggested.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026
  • And Rice hobbled off the field after his first reception with an apparent hamstring injury and did not return.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of hobble
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  • The steady hum of activity hits a particularly resonant pitch on the Second Sunday of each month when the street closes to vehicular traffic and becomes a European-style pedestrian mall with outdoor eateries and prancing pets on leash.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Iggy Pop, still prancing, howling and whooping with his chest exposed and jeans sliding down his waist, claims the title of the festival’s leading elder statesman.
    — Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of prance
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“Gimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gimp. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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