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shambling

  • present participle
    of shamble.
    shamble
    noun
    shambles,
  • a word derived from shamble.
    shamble
    noun
    shambles,

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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

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

He caught the lantern and ran outside into the gale, and he saw Gabilan weakly shambling away into the darkness, head down, legs working slowly and mechanically.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck