hurple
hurple · hurples · hurpled · hurpling
To shrug up the neck and creep along the streets with a shivering sensation of cold,…To shrug up the neck and creep along the streets with a shivering sensation of cold, as an ill-clad person may do on a winter's morning.
/ˈhɜː.pəl/
Meaning
1 senses(England)To shrug up the neck and creep along the streets with a shivering sensation of cold, as an ill-clad person may do on a winter's morning.
Goas hurpling abart fit to give a body t'dithers to luke at him! - The Dialect of Leeds, 1862
Origin
A word of unknown origin, perhaps cognate with Scots hirple (“to limp”) or Dutch hurken (“A word of unknown origin, perhaps cognate with Scots hirple (“to limp”) or Dutch hurken (“to squat”), plus the suffix -le.
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Forms
hurples, hurpling, hurpled, hurpledLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle