shambling

Noun
Synonyms: shambleshuffleshuffling

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet“from his shambling I assumed he was very old”Synonyms: shambleshuffleshuffling
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]
Shambling \Sham"bling\, a. Characterized by an awkward, irregular pace; as, a shambling trot; shambling legs. [1913 Webster]
Shambling \Sham"bling\, n. An awkward, irregular gait. [1913 Webster]
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