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• sham|ble — «SHAM buhl», verb, bled, bling, noun. –v.i. to walk awkwardly or unsteadily: »The tired old man shambles. He shambled around the floor like a lost kd (Time). –n. a shambling walk. ╂[probably special use of shamble, singular of obsolete shambles… …   Useful english dictionary

• sham´bling|ly — sham|ble «SHAM buhl», verb, bled, bling, noun. –v.i. to walk awkwardly or unsteadily: »The tired old man shambles. He shambled around the floor like a lost kd (Time). –n. a shambling walk. ╂[probably special use of shamble, singular of obsolete… …   Useful english dictionary

• sham — dar·sham; pe·ter·sham; sham; sham·ba; sham·ba·la; sham·bles; sham·bling·ly; sham·ing·ly; sham·ma·ite; sham·mar; sham·mash; sham·mer; sham·mock; sham·poo·er; sham·rock; shi·sham; sham·a·teur·ism; sham·bol·ic; sham·ble; sham·poo; sham·mas;… …   English syllables

• ble — ab·di·ca·ble; abom·i·na·ble; abus·a·ble; ac·ces·si·ble; ac·com·mo·da·ble; ac·cost·a·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cus·a·ble; ace·to·sol·u·ble; achie·va·ble; acid·i·fi·a·ble; ac·knowl·edge·a·ble; act·a·ble; ac·ti·va·ble; ac·tu·al·iz·a·ble; add·a·ble;… …   English syllables

• shamble — sham·ble …   English syllables

• shamble — sham|ble [ˈʃæmbəl] v [I always + adverb/preposition] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: shamble (of legs) curved, badly formed (16 19 centuries), probably from shamble table from which meat is sold ( SHAMBLES); probably because of the similarity to table… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• shamble — sham|ble [ ʃæmbl ] verb intransitive to walk slowly in a tired or lazy way …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• shamble — sham•ble [[t]ˈʃæm bəl[/t]] v. bled, bling, n. 1) to walk or move awkwardly; shuffle 2) a shambling gait • Etymology: 1675–85 …   From formal English to slang

• Shamble — Sham ble, n. [OE. schamel a bench, stool, AS. scamel, sceamol, a bench, form, stool, fr. L. scamellum, dim. of scamnum a bench, stool.] 1. (Mining) One of a succession of niches or platforms, one above another, to hold ore which is thrown… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Shamble — Sham ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shambled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shambling}.] [Cf. OD. schampelen to slip, schampen to slip away, escape. Cf. {Scamble}, {Scamper}.] To walk awkwardly and unsteadily, as if the knees were weak; to shuffle along. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English