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[syn: shamble, shambling, shuffle, shuffling]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Shamble \Sham"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Shambled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Shambling.] [Cf. OD. schampelen to slip, schampen to
slip away, escape. Cf. Scamble, Scamper.]
To walk awkwardly and unsteadily, as if the knees were weak;
to shuffle along.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Shambling \Sham"bling\, a.
Characterized by an awkward, irregular pace; as, a shambling
trot; shambling legs.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Shambling \Sham"bling\, n.
An awkward, irregular gait.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
shambling
n 1: walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your
feet; "from his shambling I assumed he was very old" [syn:
shamble, shambling, shuffle, shuffling]