Shamble
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈʃæmbəl/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Shamble is a verb meaning To walk while shuffling or dragging the feet.
Meaning
To walk while shuffling or dragging the feet.
More Meanings
- (mining) One of a succession of niches or platforms, one above another, to hold ore which is thrown successively from platform to platform, and thus raised to a higher level.
Example Sentences
I wasn't too impressed with the fellow, when he shambled in unenthusiastically and an hour late.
The old black, not in any very high glee at having been previously roused from his warm hammock at a most unseasonable hour, came shambling along from his galley, for, like many old blacks, there was something the matter with his knee-pans, which he did not keep well scoured like his other pans; [...]
Word Forms
- shambles
- shambling
- shambled
Synonyms for shamble
Depending on context, synonyms include shuffle, stagger, scuffle, shuffling, shambling.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shuffling, scuffle, shuffle, shool, scamble, shaffle.
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