1. to walk with a limp or hobble; to move with difficulty or unevenly
Usage: chiefly Scottish and Northern English dialect

1. the act or manner of walking with a limp; a hobbling gait
Usage: chiefly Scottish and Northern English dialect

Examples

• After spraining his ankle, he was hirpling across the room.
• The old man hirpled slowly down the street with his cane.
• She noticed his hirpling gait and asked if he was injured.
• He hirpled back to the house after the accident.
• The dog was hirpling on three legs after the surgery.