torple

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verb

To fall headlong; topple

OriginMiddle English torplen →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person torples · participle present torpling · participle past torpled · past torpled

  1. intransitiveobsoleterareTo 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

Origin

  1. Middle Englishtorplen
  2. Englishtorple

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

petrolreplot
Cite this entry
APA

torple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torple

MLA

“torple.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torple. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “torple,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torple.

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