- present participle of cripple.
crippling
Example Sentences
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Together we addressed my combination of crippling anxiety, debilitating fear and crushingly low self-image.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
"It's crippling them - I think it will force them out," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
“What level of desperation,” Mr. Coppola asks, “forces you to believe that crippling yourself for a few thousand dollars is the only option you have?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Under the text, Washington commits to immediately waive oil sanctions crippling Iran's economy.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
Once set in motion, the plan could not be stopped without putting Germany at a crippling disadvantage.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
