- present participle of cripple.
crippling
Example Sentences
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Boucher said she had had to take out personal loans to cover the costs, which had been "crippling".
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
As is almost always the case with Porsche, I don’t recommend the full-boat Turbo, unless your insecurity is really crippling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
By 2015, however, crippling anxiety and loss of control left him so overwhelmed that he carried a water bottle everywhere, terrified that he might choke on his own saliva.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr also demanded the end of crippling sanctions, the release of frozen assets and compensation for wartime damage.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
It sucked off boots and shoes and ruined the brake linings on cars and trucks; it built up crippling deposits under horse and cattle hooves.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
