"limple" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: limples [present, singular, third-person], limpling [participle, present], limpled [participle, past], limpled [past]
Rhymes: -ɪmpəl Etymology: From limp + -le (frequentative suffix). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|limp|le|pos2=frequentative suffix}} limp + -le (frequentative suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb}} limple (third-person singular simple present limples, present participle limpling, simple past and past participle limpled)
  1. (intransitive, chiefly dialectal) To move or walk with a limp; hobble Tags: dialectal, intransitive

Inflected forms

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        "(intransitive, chiefly dialectal) To move or walk with a limp; hobble"
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