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hurple

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈhɜː.pəl/
  • homophone: hirple
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)pəl

1

noun

Meaning 1

An impediment similar to a limp.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Scotland

Examples

  • After he sprained his ankle, he walked away with a hurple.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: England

Examples

  • Goas hurpling abart fit to give a body t'dithers to luke at him! - The Dialect of Leeds, 1862

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

A word of unknown origin, perhaps cognate with Scots hirple (“to limp”) or Dutch hurken (“to squat”), plus the suffix -le.