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humpeln

hobble; walk with a limp

verb HOOM-peln Rare
Body & Health Movement

Usage Note

humpeln is similar to hinken but implies a more laborious, uneven gait, often from a temporary injury such as a blister or sprain. More colloquial and expressive than the somewhat neutral hinken.

Examples

"Mit einem Blasenpflaster humpelte er zum Ziel."

Natural Translation

With a blister plaster he hobbled to the finish.

Literal Translation

With a blister-plaster hobbled he to-the finish.

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