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shamble
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sham·ble

intransitive verb \ˈsham-bəl\
sham·bledsham·bling \-b(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of SHAMBLE

: to walk awkwardly with dragging feet : shuffle
— shamble noun

Examples of SHAMBLE

  1. He shambled into the room.
  2. <disconsolate and exhausted after losing the match, the wrestler shambled toward the locker room>

Origin of SHAMBLE

shamble bowed, malformed
First Known Use: 1717

Related to SHAMBLE

Synonyms
barge, clomp, clump, flog [British], flounder, galumph, lump, plod, pound, scuff, scuffle, lumber, shuffle, slog, slough, stamp, stomp, stumble, stump, tramp, tromp, trudge
Antonyms
breeze, coast, glide, slide, waltz, whisk

Rhymes with SHAMBLE

amble, bramble, gamble, gambol, ramble, scramble

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