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
He indicated a weedy young Alsatian across the room, a depressed and pimply creature in a waiter's jacket and apron, who was shambling from table to table and collecting used glasses and saucers.
From Red Masquerade by Louis Joseph Vance
He was shambling off into the dusk, a most hapless figure.
From A Pair of Patient Lovers by William Dean Howells
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 on unsteady legs, and carried his earthly belongings in a canvas sack of doubtful cleanliness.
From Roden's Corner by Henry Seton Merriman
