shamble
noun
shambles,
was shambling
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past progressiveof shamble.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Rath jumped in his truck, headed to the airport, and there he was, shambling down a Jetway — Casto, in his Ferris letterman's jacket, carrying his clothes in two Hefty bags.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2011
And then he was shambling furtively out the door again, when the parson's hand took his shoulder.
From V. V.'s Eyes by Henry Sydnor Harrison
He was shambling along on unsteady legs, and carried his earthly belongings in a canvas sack of doubtful cleanliness.
From Roden's Corner by Henry Seton Merriman
He did not know why, but he had a sensation that Fate, loose-limbed, big-boned, furtive, was shambling over the grass towards his guest.
From Tongues of Conscience by Robert Smythe Hichens
He was shambling along in a sly and silent sort of way, but at a great rate with his mouth open, beckoning over his shoulder, and behind him came about one hundred and fifty Mazitu.
From Allan and the Holy Flower by Henry Rider Haggard
