verb
- to walk with a limp or hobble; to move with difficulty or unevenly
Usage: chiefly Scottish and Northern English dialect
Examples
- The old man hirples down the street after his injury.
- She hirples along the path, favoring her left leg.
- He hirples across the room in obvious pain.
- The injured dog hirples toward its owner.
- After the accident, he could only hirple for several weeks.