SHAMBLE Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

shamble

verb

ˈsham-bəl

Definition of shamble

as in to shuffle

to move heavily or clumsily disconsolate and exhausted after losing the match, the wrestler shambled toward the locker room

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Recent Examples of shamble Julian’s shambling charm wears her down, the elder statesman challenging his younger peer’s view on their industry. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026 Endured a textbook shambles on the day of the deadline itself. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026 The shambling Cliff and the spiky Didi make for an odd couple. — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025 The Walking Dead keeps shambling along, now splintered into a bunch of pretty lackluster spinoffs. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shamble

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Canden Arciniega shuffled on the hot granite terrace on a mid-August morning, counting the names on her list.

— Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026
Keeping your eye on Bredeson is as hard as tracking a ball beneath shuffling cups.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

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Vulcan has stumbled due to ongoing problems with the performance of its solid rocket boosters, which are provided by Northrop Grumman.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026
Nothing that would actually stop a person, a child, a wheelchair or a stumbling drunk from going straight into the water.

— Joseph V. Sakran, Baltimore Sun, 15 Aug. 2026

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