shamble
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[ sham-buh l ]
/ ˈʃæm bəl /
verb (used without object), sham·bled, sham·bling.
to walk or go awkwardly; shuffle.
noun
a shambling gait.
Origin of shamble
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1675–85; perhaps short for
shamble-legs one that walks wide (i.e., as if straddling), reminiscent of the legs of a
shamble1 (in earlier sense “butcher's table”)
Words nearby shamble
shaman,
shamanism,
shamash,
shamateur,
shamba,
shamble,
shambles,
shambolic,
shame,
shame on you,
shamefaced
Example sentences from the Web for shambling
British Dictionary definitions for shambling
shamble
/ (ˈʃæmbəl) /
verb
(intr)
to walk or move along in an awkward or unsteady way
noun
an awkward or unsteady walk
Derived forms of shamble
shambling, adjective, nounWord Origin for shamble
C17: from
shamble (adj) ungainly, perhaps from the phrase
shamble legs legs resembling those of a meat vendor's table; see
shambles