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limp-wristing

limp-wristing is the present participle and gerund of limp-wrist.

Meaning of limp-wrist

Verb

limp-wrist (third-person singular simple present limp-wrists, present participle limp-wristing, simple past and past participle limp-wristed)

  1. To hold a handgun with an insufficiently-firm-and-stiff grip while firing, allowing recoil to move the frame of the gun too far rearward and causing the recoil spring to absorb too little energy from the slide for the action to cycle properly.

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Questions about limp-wristing

What is limp-wristing the present participle and gerund of?
Limp-wristing is the present participle and gerund of limp-wrist.

Words near limp-wristing in the dictionary

  1. limp-dick
  2. limp-dickedness
  3. limp-dicks
  4. limp-wrist
  5. limp-wristed
  6. limp-wristing
  7. limp-wrists
  8. limpa
  9. limpa bread
  10. limpa breads
  11. limpard

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Adapted from Wiktionary: limp-wristing (page history and authors); limp-wrist (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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