limping
Favoring one leg
Limping describes movement impaired by injury or disability, typically an uneven gait favoring one leg: He came limping off the field after the tackle.
Extended to things that function poorly or incompletely: The project limped along without adequate funding.
A limping economy or campaign barely sustains forward motion.
Walk with impaired gait
- shuffleRandomize by mixing
- staggerWalk unsteadily, sway
- lurchAbrupt unsteady movement
- falterLose momentum or steadiness
stumble · totter · shamble · drag · waddle · teeter · favoring · hitch
Experiencing serious difficulty
- falteringBecoming unsteady or weak
- weakenedMade less capable
- impairedWeakened in function
- hinderedSlowed or obstructed
hampered · sluggish · ailing · dysfunctional · stalled · sputtering · damaged · compromised
Ligament stretch injury
- strainExcessive stretching force
- fractureSplit in hard material
- tearTo pull apart
- dislocationForced out of position
bruise · swelling · inflammation · pulled muscle · twisted ankle · broken bone · ligament tear · blister
Recovery from injury/addiction
- physical therapyRehabilitative movement-based medical care
- healingRestoration of health
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- recuperationGradual return to health
crutches · cane · walker · brace · bandage · rest · ice · elevation
hobble
Walk with impaired gait
falter · stumble · totter · shamble · drag · waddle · teeter · favoring · hitch · halt
struggling
Experiencing serious difficulty
hindered · hampered · sluggish · ailing · dysfunctional · stalled · sputtering · damaged · compromised · underperforming
sprain
Ligament stretch injury
dislocation · bruise · swelling · inflammation · pulled muscle · twisted ankle · broken bone · ligament tear · blister · sore
rehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
- physical therapyRehabilitative movement-based medical care
- healingRestoration of health
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
recuperation · crutches · cane · walker · brace · bandage · rest · ice · elevation · mobility aid
- pet healthvet visit, checkup, checkups, vaccinations, rabies vaccination
- impairmentsimpairment, disability, paralysis, incapacity, blindness
- gait problemshobble, hobbling, shuffle, shuffling, waddle
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- walkingwalking, brisk walking, strolling, ambling, sauntering
- action verbsrun, jump, chase, grab, climb
limpingstriding
Walking with long steps
gliding · sauntering · marching · strutting · prancing