- 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
And I'm shambling through my daily French lessons not because I have to, and not even because I hope they help my brain stay a little bit sharper.
From Salon ● Feb. 10, 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
Played by Benoît Magimel with shambling delicacy, De Roller is like the French cousin of a character you might find in a Graham Greene novel or a tale by Joseph Conrad.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
Aurelia glanced unseeingly at the huge shambling animal, but she didn’t wait to see it go through its weary tricks, restoring the old carefree spirit to the great audience.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
