limping

limp  (lmp)

intr.v. limped, limp·ing, limps

1. To walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg.

2. To move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily: The project limped along with half its previous funding.

n.

An irregular, jerky, or awkward gait.

adj. limp·er, limp·est

1. Lacking or having lost rigidity, as of structure or substance.

2. Lacking strength or firmness; weak or spiritless; a limp handshake; limp opposition.

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[Probably from obsolete lymphault, lame, from Old English lemphealt : lemp-, hanging loosely + -healt, lame, limping.]

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limply adv.

limpness n.

Synonyms: limp, flabby, flaccid, floppy
These adjectives mean lacking in stiffness or firmness: a limp shirt collar; flabby, wrinkled flesh; flaccid cheeks; a floppy hat brim.

Antonym: firm¹

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

limping - disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet claudication, gameness, gimp, gimpiness, lameness disability of walking - a disability that interferes with or prevents walking intermittent claudication - lameness due to pain in leg muscles because the blood supply is inadequate; pain subsides with rest