shamble Definition
sham·ble (s̸ham′bəl)
intransitive verb -·bled, -·bling
to walk in a lazy or clumsy manner, barely lifting the feet; shuffle
Etymology: < obs. adj. shamble, in shamble legs, prob. < shambles, in obs. sense of stool, bench
noun
a shambling walk
shamble Synonyms
shamble Usage Examples
Object
- zombie: Countless numbers of shambling zombies are in fact already poised to being a massive attack on the invading ravers.
- figure: And as I talk to this shambling figure, I keep asking myself the same question: Is this man a killer?
- corps: Now you're locked in with thousands of shambling corpses for the next 72 hours.
- wreck: But that's the whole problem with this game, it is mediocre at best and at worst a shambling wreck of a game.
- monster: The glimpses of terror were far more frightening than the shambling monsters of today.
- gait: Thus the gorilla runs with a sidelong shambling gait, but more commonly progresses by resting on its bent hands.
Followed by an intransitive particle
- around: After 90 minutes of shambling around in similar fashion we were nearly done for the day.
- off: The state we were in by 11, shambling off to the nearest bit of high ground would not have been wise.
- along: I didn't actually plan any image and I quite like the way it's just shambled along.
- out: We arrived at Old Bridge of Tilt shortly after 02:00, and the weary zombie-like travelers shambled out of the bus into the darkness.
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