Synonyms for limp
| Grammar : Adj, noun, verb |
| Spell : limp |
| Phonetic Transcription : lɪmp |
Top 10 synonyms for limp Other synonyms for the word limp
- bad wheel
- bending
- clump
- debilitated
- dodder
- drooping
- droopy
- ductile
- enervated
- exhausted
- falter
- feeble
- flaccid
- flag
- flat wheel
- flexible
- flexuous
- flimsy
- floppy
- gimp
- halt
- hobble
- impressible
- infirm
- lag
- lameness
- languid
- languishing
- lax
- lethargic
- limber
- loose
- plastic
- pliable
- pliant
- relaxed
- scuff
- shamble
- slack
- spent
- spiritless
- teeter
- tired
- totter
- unsubstantial
- walk lamely
- weakened
- wearied
- worn out
- yielding
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for limp
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