- present participle of shamble.
shambling
Example Sentences
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Still, the KGB was watching, and Miller, shambling, bitter and broke, made a tempting target.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2025
They’re an exuberant bunch, especially Chase Culp’s shambling clown.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2024
She seemed to be everything that I, a shambling, spit up-stained wreck, was not.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2024
The post, from someone claiming to work at Boeing, described the production of Boeing's 737 planes as "a rambling, shambling, disaster waiting to happen".
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2024
Aurelia glanced unseeingly at the huge shambling animal, but she didn’t wait to see it go through its weary tricks, restoring the old carefree spirit to the great audience.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
