Antonyms for limp

Grammar : Adj, noun, verb

Spell : limp

Phonetic Transcription : lɪmp

Definition of limp

Origin : 1560s, of unknown origin, perhaps related to Middle English lympen "to fall short" (c.1400), which is probably from Old English lemphealt "halting, lame, limping," which has a lone cognate in the rare Middle High German limphin, and perhaps is from a PIE root meaning "slack, loose, to hang down" (cf. Sanskrit lambate "hangs down," Middle High German lampen "to hang down"). Related: Limped; limping. As a noun, 1818, from the verb.

adj not stiff; weak
noun faltering walk
verb walk with faltering step

Example sentences :

Mrs. Bines, stooping, took the limp and wide-eyed Paul up in her arms.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

I descended from the bridge with both body and soul like limp rags.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

But the Mercutian was already in his seat, Joan limp beside him.
Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner

He had begun to limp, and this limp increased with the hours.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

His jaws were apart, and through them the tongue protruded, draggled and limp.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

His foot has got well all at once, and there is hardly a sign of a limp.
Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov

Then he sunk down in a chair all limp and sick like, and wiped the sweat off of his face.
Extract from : « Tom Sawyer, Detective » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

So limp he was, so drained of strength, he made no effort to tear it loose.
Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin

She felt his temples and his wrists and his limp little body.
Extract from : « The Very Small Person » by Annie Hamilton Donnell

Never mind about the sorrowful, limp legs under the bedclothes.
Extract from : « The Very Small Person » by Annie Hamilton Donnell

Synonyms for limp

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