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torple

torple verb: to fall headlong; topple.

Verb

torple (third-person singular simple present torples, present participle torpling, simple past and past participle torpled)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete, rare) To fall headlong; topple
    • The grille flew open as it torpled backwards, and the fire o' love shot out in all directions, pouring out sparks as the stove rolled across the rock and plumged [sic] over the far side.2012, Steven Erikson, The Devil Delivered and Other Tales

Forms of torple

third-person singular presenttorples
present participletorpling
past participletorpled
pasttorpled

Origin of torple

From Middle English torplen, of obscure origin. Compare torfel and topple.

Questions about torple

What does torple mean?
Torple means to fall headlong; topple.
What part of speech is torple?
Torple is a verb.
What is the past tense of torple?
The past tense of torple is torpled.

Words near torple in the dictionary

  1. torpifies
  2. torpify
  3. torpifying
  4. torpitude
  5. torpitudes
  6. torple
  7. torpled
  8. torples
  9. torpling
  10. Torpoint
  11. torpor

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