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sham·ble  (shmbl)

intr.v. sham·bled, sham·bling, sham·bles

To walk in an awkward, lazy, or unsteady manner, shuffling the feet.

n.

A shuffling gait.

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[Probably from obsolete shamble, awkward, ungainly, from Middle English schamil, butcher's table; see shambles.]

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shamble [ˈʃæmb^əl]

vb

(intr) to walk or move along in an awkward or unsteady way

n

an awkward or unsteady walk

[from shamble (adj) ungainly, perhaps from the phrase shamble legs legs resembling those of a meat vendor's table; see shambles]

shambling  adj & n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shamble - walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet; "from his shambling I assumed he was very old" shambling, shuffling, shuffle walk, walking - the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise"
Verb	1.	shamble - walk by dragging one's feet; "he shuffled out of the room"; "We heard his feet shuffling down the hall" scuffle, shuffle walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" scuff, drag - walk without lifting the feet

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shamble

verb shuffle, stumble, lurch, limp, lumber, drag your feet The conductor shambled to the next carriage.

Translations

shamble [ˈʃæmbl] VI (also shamble along) → andar arrastrando los pies
he shambled across to the window → fue arrastrando los pies a la ventana

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shamble

vi → trotten; (people also) → latschen (inf); every morning he shambles in half an hour late → er kommt jeden Morgen eine halbe Stunde zu spät angelatscht (inf)

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shamble [ˈʃæmbl] vi to shamble in/out → entrare/uscire trascinando i piedi

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shamble [ˈʃæmbl] vi to shamble in/out → entrare/uscire trascinando i piedi

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shamble

v shamble [ˈʃӕmbl]

to walk slowly and awkwardly, (as if) not lifting one's feet properly off the ground The old man shambled wearily along the street. slenter يَمْشي مُتَثاقِلا влача се šourat se sjoske watscheln σέρνω τα βήματά μου andar arrastrando los pies jalgu järel vedama تلوتلو خوردن laahustaa marcher en traînant les pieds לְהַלֵך בִּכבֵדוּת पैर घसीटकर चलना geganje, gegav hod csoszog berjalan terseok-seok skjögra (camminatre strascicando i piedi) よろよろ歩く 휘청거리다 dūlinti, sliūkinti šļūkāt berjalan menyeret schuifelen subbe, slepe (seg) powłóczyć nogami arrastar-se a merge târându-şi picioa­rele тащиться vliecť sa vleči se gegati se lufsa, sjava, gå med tunga (hasande) steg เดินลากขา ayaklarını sürüyerek yürümek 蹣跚地走 тягнути ноги, тягтися لنگراتے ہوئے چلنا kéo lê 蹒跚地走