Hurple
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhɜː.pəl/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Hurple is a verb meaning (Scotland) An impediment similar to a limp.
Meaning
(Scotland) An impediment similar to a limp.
More Meanings
- (England) To shrug up the neck and creep along the streets with a shivering sensation of cold, as an ill-clad person may do on a winter's morning.
Example Sentences
After he sprained his ankle, he walked away with a hurple.
Goas hurpling abart fit to give a body t'dithers to luke at him! - The Dialect of Leeds, 1862
Word Forms
- hurples
- hurpling
- hurpled
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shug, shrug, shuggle, shiver, hirple, shudder.
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