hurple

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. 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.
noun
  1. An impediment similar to a limp.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɜː.pəl/

Word forms

hurple hurples hurpling hurpled

Etymology

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

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