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shamble

(ʃæmbəl)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense shambles, present participle shambling, past tense, past participle shambled

verb

If you shamble somewhere, you walk clumsily, pulling your feet along the ground.

[literary]

The conductor shambled to the next carriage. [VERB preposition/adverb]

...his tall, shambling figure. [VERB-ing]

Synonyms: shuffle, stumble, lurch, limp More Synonyms of shamble

shamble in British English

(ˈʃæmbəl)

verb

1. (intransitive)

to walk or move along in an awkward or unsteady way

noun

an awkward or unsteady walk

Derived forms

shambling (ˈshambling)

adjective, noun

Word origin

C17: from shamble (adj) ungainly, perhaps from the phrase shamble legs legs resembling those of a meat vendor's table; see shambles

shamble in American English

(ˈʃæmbəl)

verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈshambled or ˈshambling

to walk in a lazy or clumsy manner, barely lifting the feet; shuffle

noun

a shambling walk

Word origin

< obs. adj. shamble, in shamble legs, prob. < shambles, in obs. sense of stool, bench

Examples of 'shamble' in a sentence
shamble

A woman shouted in Spanish in the hallway, cursing a man's retreating shamble.He picked up the pace into a ragged shamble, his knee throbbing with pain.Desire kept his head down and held his gait to an ordinary shamble, all to come as close as he could.

(verb) in the sense of shuffle

Definition

to walk or move along in an awkward shuffling way

The conductor shambled to the next carriage.

Synonyms

shuffle

She shuffled across the kitchen.

stumble

The smoke was so thick that I stumbled on the first step.

lurch

The men struggled to their feet and lurched out on to the veranda.

limp

He limped off with a leg injury.

lumber

He turned and lumbered back to his chair.

drag your feet

Additional synonyms

in the sense of limp

Definition

to walk with an uneven step, esp. with a weak or injured leg

He limped off with a leg injury.

Synonyms

hobble,

stagger,

stumble,

shuffle,

halt (archaic),

hop,

falter,

shamble,

totter,

dodder,

hirple (Scottish)

in the sense of lumber

Definition

to move awkwardly and heavily

He turned and lumbered back to his chair.

Synonyms

plod,

shuffle,

shamble,

trudge,

stump,

clump,

waddle,

trundle,

lump along

in the sense of lurch

Definition

to stagger

The men struggled to their feet and lurched out on to the veranda.

Synonyms

stagger,

reel,

stumble,

weave,

sway,

totter

Nearby words of
shamble

shallows
sham
shaman
shamble
shambles
shambling
shambolic

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in the sense of stumble

Definition

to trip and almost fall while walking or running

The smoke was so thick that I stumbled on the first step.

Synonyms

trip,

fall,

slip,

reel,

stagger,

falter,

flounder,

lurch,

come a cropper (informal),

lose your balance,

blunder about

单词	shamble
释义	Trends of shamble View usage for: shamble (ʃæmbəl) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense shambles, present participle shambling, past tense, past participle shambled verb If you shamble somewhere, you walk clumsily, pulling your feet along the ground. [literary] The conductor shambled to the next carriage. [VERB preposition/adverb] ...his tall, shambling figure. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: shuffle, stumble, lurch, limp More Synonyms of shamble shamble in British English (ˈʃæmbəl) verb 1. (intransitive) to walk or move along in an awkward or unsteady way noun 2. an awkward or unsteady walk Derived forms shambling (ˈshambling) adjective, noun Word origin C17: from shamble (adj) ungainly, perhaps from the phrase shamble legs legs resembling those of a meat vendor's table; see shambles shamble in American English (ˈʃæmbəl) verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈshambled or ˈshambling 1. to walk in a lazy or clumsy manner, barely lifting the feet; shuffle noun 2. a shambling walk Word origin < obs. adj. shamble, in shamble legs, prob. < shambles, in obs. sense of stool, bench Examples of 'shamble' in a sentence shamble A woman shouted in Spanish in the hallway, cursing a man's retreating shamble. Thomas, Craig THE LAST RAVEN (2001) He picked up the pace into a ragged shamble, his knee throbbing with pain. Terman, Douglas CORMORANT (2001) Desire kept his head down and held his gait to an ordinary shamble, all to come as close as he could. C.J. Cherryh HAMMERFALL (2001) (verb) in the sense of shuffle Definition to walk or move along in an awkward shuffling way The conductor shambled to the next carriage. Synonyms shuffle She shuffled across the kitchen. stumble The smoke was so thick that I stumbled on the first step. lurch The men struggled to their feet and lurched out on to the veranda. limp He limped off with a leg injury. lumber He turned and lumbered back to his chair. drag your feet Additional synonyms in the sense of limp Definition to walk with an uneven step, esp. with a weak or injured leg He limped off with a leg injury. Synonyms hobble, stagger, stumble, shuffle, halt (archaic), hop, falter, shamble, totter, dodder, hirple (Scottish) in the sense of lumber Definition to move awkwardly and heavily He turned and lumbered back to his chair. Synonyms plod, shuffle, shamble, trudge, stump, clump, waddle, trundle, lump along in the sense of lurch Definition to stagger The men struggled to their feet and lurched out on to the veranda. Synonyms stagger, reel, stumble, weave, sway, totter Nearby words of shamble shallows sham shaman shamble shambles shambling shambolic Synonyms of 'shamble' shamble Explore 'shamble' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of stumble Definition to trip and almost fall while walking or running The smoke was so thick that I stumbled on the first step. Synonyms trip, fall, slip, reel, stagger, falter, flounder, lurch, come a cropper (informal), lose your balance, blunder about
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