limp
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Drivers may also develop a limp associated with banging their knees on the door.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
When I started limping, Aneksi exuded a sympathy limp.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
Martin's other daughter, Kelly Fretwell, said her mother had "waddled" when she walked, had a limp, arthritis and had undergone two hip replacements.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
Martin, from Woodford Green, east London, was described in court as a "doting and loving grandmother" who had mobility issues that left her with a limp.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
His boat skedaddled up to a rock, hit it catty-cornered, and spun, and Abel was suddenly in the water, without his boat, borne along like a limp rag.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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