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Word: Shamble
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 16th century: probably from dialect shamble ‘ungainly’, perhaps from the phrase shamble legs, with reference to the legs of trestle tables (such as would be used in a meat market: see shambles)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈʃambl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a person) move with a slow, shuffling, awkward gait
Short Definition:move with slow, shuffling, awkward gait
Examples:- he shambled off down the corridor
Word: Shamble
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈʃambl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a slow, shuffling, awkward gait
Short Definition:slow, shuffling, awkward gait
Examples:- they walked, side by side, in a slow shamble
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