hurple

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hurple

/ˈhɜː.pəl/ UK

Sounds like hirple · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)pəl

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

verb hurples · hurpling · hurpled

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

noun hurples

Scotland An impediment similar to a limp. After he sprained his ankle, he walked away with a hurple.

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@misc{hurple_2026,
  title = {hurple},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hurple},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}