shambled

sham·ble

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sham-buh l]
- /ˈʃæm bəl/
- /ˈʃæm.bl̩/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sham-buh l]
- /ˈʃæm bəl/

Definitions of shambled word

verb without object shambled to walk or go awkwardly; shuffle. 1
noun shambled a shambling gait. 1

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Origin of shambled

First appearance:

before 1675

One of the 48% oldest English words

1675-85; perhaps short for shamble-legs one that walks wide (i.e., as if straddling), reminiscent of the legs of a shamble1 (in earlier sense “butcher's table”)

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Parts of speech for Shambled

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shambled

shambled popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for shambled

verb shambled

galumphed — Simple past tense and past participle of galumph.
gimped — a limp.
hobbled — to walk lamely; limp.
locomoted — Simple past tense and past participle of locomote.
loitered — to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place: to loiter around the bus terminal.

noun shambled

limped — to walk with a labored, jerky movement, as when lame.

All 7 Synonyms of shambled