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Meaning of 'shamble' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Shamble [ 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.
- A place where butcher's meat is sold.
- A place for slaughtering animals for meat.
2 . Shamble [ v. i.]
- To walk awkwardly and unsteadily, as if the knees were weak; to shuffle along.

Meaning of 'shamble' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . shamble [ n]
Meaning (1):
- walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
Example in sentence:
  • from his shambling I assumed he was very old
2 . shamble [ v]
Meaning (2):
- walk by dragging one's feet
Example in sentence:
  • he shuffled out of the room;
  • We heard his feet shuffling down the hall

Nearby Words:

shab shabbed shabbily shabbiness shabbing shabble shabby shabrack shack shackatory

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