hirple

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hirple

(ˈhɪrpəl)

vb (intr)

to limp

a limping gait

[C15: of unknown origin]

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hirple

Past participle: hirpled
Gerund: hirpling

Imperative
hirple
hirple

Present
I hirple
you hirple
he/she/it hirples
we hirple
you hirple
they hirple

Preterite
I hirpled
you hirpled
he/she/it hirpled
we hirpled
you hirpled
they hirpled

Present Continuous
I am hirpling
you are hirpling
he/she/it is hirpling
we are hirpling
you are hirpling
they are hirpling

Present Perfect
I have hirpled
you have hirpled
he/she/it has hirpled
we have hirpled
you have hirpled
they have hirpled

Past Continuous
I was hirpling
you were hirpling
he/she/it was hirpling
we were hirpling
you were hirpling
they were hirpling

Past Perfect
I had hirpled
you had hirpled
he/she/it had hirpled
we had hirpled
you had hirpled
they had hirpled

Future
I will hirple
you will hirple
he/she/it will hirple
we will hirple
you will hirple
they will hirple

Future Perfect
I will have hirpled
you will have hirpled
he/she/it will have hirpled
we will have hirpled
you will have hirpled
they will have hirpled

Future Continuous
I will be hirpling
you will be hirpling
he/she/it will be hirpling
we will be hirpling
you will be hirpling
they will be hirpling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been hirpling
you have been hirpling
he/she/it has been hirpling
we have been hirpling
you have been hirpling
they have been hirpling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been hirpling
you will have been hirpling
he/she/it will have been hirpling
we will have been hirpling
you will have been hirpling
they will have been hirpling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been hirpling
you had been hirpling
he/she/it had been hirpling
we had been hirpling
you had been hirpling
they had been hirpling

Conditional
I would hirple
you would hirple
he/she/it would hirple
we would hirple
you would hirple
they would hirple

Past Conditional
I would have hirpled
you would have hirpled
he/she/it would have hirpled
we would have hirpled
you would have hirpled
they would have hirpled

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