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shamble Definition

sham·ble (s̸hambəl)

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

v.

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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