with a shambling gait

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• shuffle — [c]/ˈʃʌfəl / (say shufuhl) verb (shuffled, shuffling) –verb (i) 1. to walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait. 2. to scrape the feet over the floor in dancing. 3. to get (into, etc.) in a clumsy manner: to shuffle… …  

• shuffle — /shuf euhl/, v., shuffled, shuffling, n. v.i. 1. to walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait. 2. to scrape the feet over the floor in dancing. 3. to move clumsily (usually fol. by into): to shuffle into one s… …   Universalium

• shamble — shamble1 /sham beuhl/, n. 1. shambles, (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a. a slaughterhouse. b. any place of carnage. c. any scene of destruction: to turn cities into shambles. d. any scene, place, or thing in disorder: Her desk is a shambles. 2.… …   Universalium

• shamble — verb move with a slow, shuffling, awkward gait. noun a shambling gait. Derivatives shambly adjective Origin C16: prob. from dialect shamble ungainly , perh. from the phr. shamble legs, with ref. to the legs of trestle tables (typical of meat… …   English new terms dictionary

• shamble — /ˈʃæmbəl / (say shambuhl) verb (i) (shambled, shambling) 1. to walk or go awkwardly; shuffle. –noun 2. a shambling gait. {verb use of shamble (adjective) awkward; attributive use of shambles in reference to a trestle table with straddling legs} …  

• shamble — ► VERB ▪ move with a slow, shuffling, awkward gait. ► NOUN ▪ a shambling gait. ORIGIN probably from dialect shamble «ungainly», perhaps from shamble legs, with reference to the legs of trestle tables typical of meat markets (see SHAMBLES(Cf.… …   English terms dictionary

• shamble — v. & n. v.intr. walk or run with a shuffling or awkward gait. n. a shambling gait. Etymology: prob. f. dial. shamble (adj.) ungainly, perh. f. shamble legs with ref. to straddling trestles: see SHAMBLES …   Useful english dictionary

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