shamble
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- noun
- /ˈʃæmbl/
- The soldier returned from the battlefield with a noticeable shamble, struggling to lift his feet properly.
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Watch on YouTubeMcConnell made his announcement on the Senate floor and then took a fond shamble down memory lane.
- McConnell made his announcement on the Senate floor and then took a fond shamble down memory lane.
- So Trump's walk back yesterday was more of a shamble and you'd have to be some kind of idiot to buy it.
- But let me stop there and see if there are any questions after that kind of, you know, shamble through through LP World.
Examples
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A stoop-shouldered little man in his late 60s, Harry Trumbo shambles along the street, headed for Mabel's Diner.
Fiction book (2001) -
After his injury, he moved with a shamble, dragging his feet as he walked down the street.
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The place was a shambles and we eventually managed to make it here.
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Sure enough, when I got to the mine, everything was a shambles.
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I'm afraid the place is in a shambles.
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Her loft is a bit of a shambles: books everywhere, lots of stuff in boxes.
Fiction book (1999) -
The place was a shambles, with equipment and wires scattered all about the large rooms.
Fiction book (2000) -
The inside was a shambles, with things strewn about, drawers open, and boxes everywhere.
Fiction book (1994) -
Emperor Sarabian's expression was strangely detached as he looked out over the shambles of his government.
Fiction book (1993) -
My life's a shambles.
Synonyms
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3.9
A way of walking by dragging the feet along the ground
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3.9
To walk slowly while dragging the feet so they barely lift
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8.6
Walking with slow, dragging steps without lifting the feet properly
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Etymology
Shamble as a noun names the slow, awkward way of walking and comes from the same root as the verb and the word shambles for a messy market. That's why a shamble is the dragging, tired walk you see after a long day or when someone is hurt.