"hurkle" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hurkle.wav Forms: hurkles [present, singular, third-person], hurkling [participle, present], hurkled [participle, past], hurkled [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)kəl Etymology: A word of unknown origin, perhaps cognate with Scots hirple (“to limp”) or Dutch hurken (“to squat”), plus the suffix -le. Etymology templates: {{unk|en|nocap=1}} unknown Head templates: {{en-verb}} hurkle (third-person singular simple present hurkles, present participle hurkling, simple past and past participle hurkled)
  1. (intransitive) to draw in the parts of the body, especially with pain or cold Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-hurkle-en-verb-WYn42mFM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 22 41
  2. to cower
    Sense id: en-hurkle-en-verb-gyFq~zpz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 22 41
  3. (of the limbs) to contract, to pull in
    Sense id: en-hurkle-en-verb-T4mpkY65 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 22 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hurple, hirple, hurtle Derived forms: hurkle-durkle

Inflected forms

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        "(of the limbs) to contract, to pull in"
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        "to draw in the parts of the body, especially with pain or cold"
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        "(intransitive) to draw in the parts of the body, especially with pain or cold"
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