- present participle of shamble.
shambling
Example Sentences
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They’re an exuberant bunch, especially Chase Culp’s shambling clown.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2024
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
This was the shambling, full system malfunction of a body and brain that could no longer outrun its own basic need for rest.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2023
When they had hidden the treasures in a nearby cave they separated, she to summon Telemachus home, he, whom her art had turned into a shambling ragged old man, to seek the swineherd.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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