MEANING
1. To walk unevenly because of injury, weakness, or difficulty.
2. Soft, drooping, or lacking the strength and energy expected.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- limp across a room
- limp home
On the page
He limped toward the shelter, favoring his left leg.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- limp
- Past tense
- limped
- Past participle
- limped
- Present participle
- limping
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- limp
- Present continuous
- am/is/are limping
- Present perfect
- have/has limped
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been limping
- Past
- limped
- Past continuous
- was/were limping
- Past perfect
- had limped
- Past perfect continuous
- had been limping
- Future
- will limp
- Future continuous
- will be limping
- Future perfect
- will have limped
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been limping
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: limp; limps; limped; limped; limping Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: limps.
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