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shamble
1[ sham-buhl ]
noun
- shambles, (used with a singular or plural verb)
- a slaughterhouse.
- any place of carnage.
- any scene of destruction:
to turn cities into shambles.
- any scene, place, or thing in disorder:
Her desk is a shambles.
- British Dialect. a butcher's shop or stall.
shamble
2[ sham-buhl ]
verb (used without object)
- to walk or go awkwardly; shuffle.
noun
- a shambling gait.
shamble
/ ˈʃæmbəl /
verb
- intr to walk or move along in an awkward or unsteady way
noun
- an awkward or unsteady walk
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Derived Forms
- ˈshambling, adjectivenoun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of shamble1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of shamble1
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Example Sentences
The deck of the Frenchman was truly a shamble; not a spot appeared free from some dead or wounded occupant.
The men were past revolt now, they could only shamble dizzily about.
They could not walk, they could only shamble; they could not laugh, they could only leer.
His knees still knocked together in a loathsome paralysis, but he made effort to shamble forward.
It is called Shamble Oak because a butcher once used its hollow trunk to conceal stolen sheep.
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