- 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 also represent a change in the way that Gimple, the franchise's chief content officer, envisions "The Walking Dead" shambling forward.
From Salon ● Mar. 3, 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
The shambling 6-foot-4-inch frame that he diminishes by caving in his chest.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2023
It had breath and claws, and it moved in an odd shambling walk, growling to itself while the spit trailed from its muzzle.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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