shamble[verb]Synonyms: shuffle, scuff, scuffle, shool, shovel
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sham‧ble /ˈʃæmb
əl/
verb [intransitive 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 legs]
to walk slowly and awkwardly, not lifting your feet much, for example because you are tired, weak, or lazy
Synonym : shuffleshamble over/past/along etc
The old man shambled out of the room muttering to himself.shambling gait (=a shambling way of walking) [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲