hirple

Verb

Verb Forms: hirpled, hirpling, hirples

To walk with a limp; to hobble.
To walk with a limp, to drag a limb, to walk lamely; to move with a gait somewhere between walking and crawling.

Examples

His Scrabble strategy would often hirple along until he finally uncovered a bingo.

Origin / Etymology

A word of unknown origin, first recorded in Scots sources from the late fifteenth century; but probably from Old Norse herpast (“to suffer from cramp”) the middle voice verb. Compare the Icelandic herpa (“to contract, to draw together”).

Synonyms

hobble, hurple

Scrabble Score: 11

hirple: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
hirple: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hirple: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

hirple: valid Words With Friends Word