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Definition of Shambling
1. Noun. Walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet. "From his shambling I assumed he was very old"
Generic synonyms: Walk, Walking
Derivative terms: Shamble, Shamble, Shuffle, Shuffle
Definition of Shambling
1. a. Characterized by an awkward, irregular pace; as, a shambling trot; shambling legs.
2. n. An awkward, irregular gait.
Definition of Shambling
1. Verb. (third-person singular of shamble) ¹
2. Adjective. Who walks while dragging or shuffling the feet. ¹
3. Noun. An awkward, irregular gait. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shambling
1. shamble [v] - See also: shamble
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shambling
Literary usage of Shambling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"... to have a shambling sort —Frances A. Kemble, ' Girlhood/ iii. 257. (NED) 1845
See Appendix II. 1888 [The horse] is very affectionate,and he racks n mile ..."
2. The Rise of the Dutch Republic: A History by John Lothrop Motley (1879)
"If there were one opinion in which the few who had taken the trouble to think of
the puny, somewhat shambling stranger from Burgundy at all coincided, ..."
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