English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekdefinisie van die woord "mank" as 'n werkwoord is om met moeite te loop, tipies as gevolg van 'n beseerde of stywe been of voet. As 'n byvoeglike naamwoord beskryf "laf" iets wat nie styfheid of fermheid het nie, soos 'n slap stuk materiaal of 'n slap handdruk. Dit kan ook as 'n selfstandige naamwoord gebruik word om te verwys na 'n mank loop of 'n effense onreƫlmatigheid in 'n masjien se werkverrigting.

Synonyms

  1. hobble
  2. hitch

Sentence Examples

  1. I pretended to lose all strength in my legs, going limp.
  2. I clenched my fingers, which felt like limp noodles.
  3. He focused on negating his limp as he rounded a corner and disappeared down a side street.
  4. When I rubbed him behind the ears and scratched down either side of his spine, his back legs went kinda limp.
  5. With an expression of superiority he strut, but with a definite limp, towards Jason.
  6. Broken at the shoulder, it hangs, limp and unusable, the pain throbbing in time with my heartbeat.
  7. Elder Borean left them at the door of the study, and they entered to find Moiria Stowley slumped in a chair, a glass containing two fingers of amber liquid dangling from her limp hand.
  8. His sword clattered out of limp hands and he sagged against the wall near Jed.
  9. My ankle felt better, but it still bothered me enough to cause a limp.
  10. He shuddered and went limp, but I could still feel the charge radiating from the stunner.

TV Series Examples

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# Downwards from his horse did limp