shambling gait
1Shambling — Sham bling, n. An awkward, irregular gait. [1913 Webster] …
2shambling — sham·ble || ʃæmbl n. shuffle, clumsy stride, awkward gait v. walk clumsily, shuffle, walk awkwardly …
3shambling — awkward in the gait. Derb …
4shuffle — [c]/ˈʃʌfəl / (say shufuhl) verb (shuffled, shuffling) –verb (i) 1. to walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait. 2. to scrape the feet over the floor in dancing. 3. to get (into, etc.) in a clumsy manner: to shuffle… …
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6shamble — shamble1 /sham beuhl/, n. 1. shambles, (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a. a slaughterhouse. b. any place of carnage. c. any scene of destruction: to turn cities into shambles. d. any scene, place, or thing in disorder: Her desk is a shambles. 2.… …
7shamble — sham|ble [ˈʃæmbəl] v [I always + adverb/preposition] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: shamble (of legs) curved, badly formed (16 19 centuries), probably from shamble table from which meat is sold ( SHAMBLES); probably because of the similarity to table… …
8shamble — verb (intransitive always + adv/prep) to walk slowly and awkwardly, dragging your feet in a tired, weak, or lazy way (+ along/ past/out etc): The old man shambled out of the room muttering to himself. | shambling gait (=a shambling way of… …
9shamble — /ˈʃæmbəl / (say shambuhl) verb (i) (shambled, shambling) 1. to walk or go awkwardly; shuffle. –noun 2. a shambling gait. {verb use of shamble (adjective) awkward; attributive use of shambles in reference to a trestle table with straddling legs} …
10shuffle — /shuf euhl/, v., shuffled, shuffling, n. v.i. 1. to walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait. 2. to scrape the feet over the floor in dancing. 3. to move clumsily (usually fol. by into): to shuffle into one s… …
