Definition of Shamble

1. Noun. Walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet. "From his shambling I assumed he was very old"

Exact synonyms: Shambling, Shuffle, Shuffling
Generic synonyms: Walk, Walking
Derivative terms: Shuffle, Shuffle

2. Verb. Walk by dragging one's feet. "The children shamble to the playground"; "We heard his feet shuffling down the hall"
Exact synonyms: Scuffle, Shuffle
Generic synonyms: Walk
Specialized synonyms: Drag, Scuff
Derivative terms: Shambling, Shuffle, Shuffler, Shuffling

Definition of Shamble

1. n. 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.

2. v. i. To walk awkwardly and unsteadily, as if the knees were weak; to shuffle along.

Definition of Shamble

1. to walk awkwardly [v -BLED, -BLING, -BLES]

Medical Definition of Shamble

1. 1. 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. 2. A place where butcher's meat is sold. "As summer flies are in the shambles." (Shak) 3. A place for slaughtering animals for meat. "To make a shambles of the parliament house." (Shak) Origin: OE. Schamel a bench, stool, AS. Scamel, sceamol, a bench, form, stool, fr. L. Scamellum, dim. Of scamnum a bench, stool. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shamble

shamanic
shamanise
shamanism
shamanism
shamanisms
shamanist
shamanistic
shamanists
shamanize
shamans
shamas
Shamash
shamba
shambas
shamble (current term)
shamble (current term)
shambled
shambles
shamblier
shambling
shambly
shambolic
shambolically
shame
shame
shameable
shameably
shamed
shamefaced
shamefaced

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