Definition of Crippling in English :
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Crippling meaning in English
Meaning of Crippling in English
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Crippling pronunciation in English
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Crippling
see synonyms of cripplingAdjective
1. crippling, disabling, incapacitating
that cripples or disables or incapacitates
Example Sentences:'a crippling injury'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Crippling
see synonyms of cripplingadjective
damaging or injurious
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Crippling
see synonyms of cripplingn.
1.
a. Often Offensive A person who is partially disabled or unable to use one or more limbs:
b. An animal that is partially disabled or unable to use one or more limbs: cannot race a horse that is a cripple.
2. A damaged or defective object or device: "He ... would let that cripple of a steamboat get the upper hand of him in a minute" (Joseph Conrad).
tr.v. crip·pled, crip·pling, crip·ples
1. To cause to lose the use of a limb or limbs.
2. To disable, damage, or impair the functioning of: a strike that crippled the factory.
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