different between hurkle vs hurple
hurkle
English
Alternative forms
- hurple, hirple, hurtle
Etymology
A word of unknown origin, perhaps cognate with Scots hirple (“to limp”) or Dutch hurken (“to squat”), plus the suffix -le. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -??(r)k?l
Verb
hurkle (third-person singular simple present hurkles, present participle hurkling, simple past and past participle hurkled)
- (intransitive) to draw in the parts of the body, especially with pain or cold
- to cower
- (of the limbs) to contract, to pull in
Scots
Etymology
Unknown. May come from Old Norse, possibly related to Dutch hurken (“to squat”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [h?rkl], [h?rkl]
Verb
hurkle (third-person singular present hurkles, present participle hurklin, past hurkled, past participle hurkled)
- to sit huddled in a crouched position either for warmth or secrecy, to draw oneself together like a crouching animal
- to walk with the body in a crouching position
Derived terms
- hurklin (“hunchbacked, misshapen”)
Noun
hurkle (plural hurkles)
- (anatomy) the upper part of the thigh, the hip
Derived terms
- hurkle-bane (“hip bone”)
hurkle From the web:
- what does hurtle mean
- what does hurkle durkling meaning
- what does hurkle
- what is a hurkle mean
- definition hurtle
- hurtle define
hurple
English
Etymology
From Scots hirple.
Noun
hurple (plural hurples)
- (Scotland) An impediment similar to a limp.
- After he sprained his ankle, he walked away with a hurple.
hurple From the web:
- what purple mean
- what does purple mean
- what does hurple
- what does purple mean in scottish
- what us purple
- what does hirple mean
- what does hirple
- what does hirple mean in english
Share
Tweet
+1
Share
Pin
Like
Send
Share
you may also like
- hurkle vs hurple
- hurple vs curple
- purple vs hurple
- limp vs hurple
- spelling vs spalling
- prologs vs prolongs
- prolonger vs prolonged
- space vs prolonger
- time vs prolonger
- lengthen vs prolonger
- prolonger vs prolong
- rereads vs retreads
- rethreads vs retreads
- detreats vs detrects
- repews vs renews
- repews vs resews
- repews vs rehews
- repeats vs repeals
- reveals vs repeals
- repeals vs reheals