hurple

UK/ˈhɜː.pəl/

hurple verb: 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.

Verb

hurple (third-person singular simple present hurples, present participle hurpling, simple past and past participle hurpled)

(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

Noun

hurple (plural hurples)

(Scotland) An impediment similar to a limp.
- After he sprained his ankle, he walked away with a hurple.

hurple meaning in Bengali

hurple in Bengali

খোঁড়ানোর মতো কোনো বাধা

Forms of hurple

Verb
third-person singular present	hurples
present participle	hurpling
past participle	hurpled
past	hurpled
Noun
plural	hurples

Origin of hurple

A word of unknown origin, perhaps cognate with Scots hirple (“to limp”) or Dutch hurken (“to squat”), plus the suffix -le.

Words that rhyme with hurple

Questions about hurple

What does hurple mean?: Hurple means 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.
What is hurple in Bengali?: Hurple in Bengali is খোঁড়ানোর মতো কোনো বাধা. See Hurple meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is hurple?: Hurple can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce hurple?: Hurple is pronounced /ˈhɜː.pəl/ (UK).
What is the past tense of hurple?: The past tense of hurple is hurpled.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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