shamblingn.

/ˈʃamblɪŋ/

Etymology: < shamble v.² + -ing suffix¹.

rare.

An awkward motion in walking or progression.

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the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [noun] > manner of walking > awkward

shailingc1440

shambling1681

slouch1725

slouchinga1764

shamble1826

shail1887

1681 J. Dryden Spanish Fryar i. i. 12 By that shambling in his walk, it should be my rich old Banquer, Gomez.

1862 F. W. Robinson Owen iv. ix Presently he heard the rustling of her dress, and the shambling of her feet across the narrow landing~place.

1887 A. Jessopp Arcady iv. 116 Think of the weary shambling through the mud and rain.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

shamblingadj.

/ˈʃamblɪŋ/

Etymology: < shamble v.² + -ing suffix².

a. That shambles or is characterized by an awkward, irregular gait or motion.

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the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] > having specific manner of walking > awkward or clumsy

shailing1398

weltering1570

scambling1633

shambling1690

walloping1837

festoony1843

1690 J. Dryden Amphitryon ii. i. 16 One pair of shambling Legs, with two splay Feet.

1697 J. Vanbrugh Relapse v. 101 A long, loose, shambling sort of a Horse.

1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker II. 197 Mounted on a tall, meagre, raw-boned, shambling grey gelding.

1798 M. Pilkington Gentleman's Dict. Painters (new ed.) 791 [Francis Heyman is] easily distinguishable by the large noses and shambling legs of his figures.

1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) xx. 208 A shambling pot-boy.

1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xxxiv. 327 Who..made a great many shambling bows.

1880 A. H. Huth Life & Writings H. T. Buckle II. 72 His gait was stooping, and his walk rather shambling.

b. transferred and figurative. Often of metre and style, etc.

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the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > clumsy or awkward > of things or actions

fumbling1532

untoward1590

untowardly1611

clumsy1682

indextrous1684

shambling1802

gawky1821

angular1830

buckety1883

1802 M. Edgeworth Rosanna iii Upon the profits of this place, Simon contrived to live in a shambling sort of way.

1875 A. C. Swinburne Ess. & Stud. 283 The slippery style and shambling license which we pardon in Decker.

1882 R. L. Stevenson in Longman's Mag. Nov. 78 He crams all this matter, tail foremost, into a single shambling sentence.

1887 G. Saintsbury Hist. Elizabethan Lit. iv. 151 A third [characteristic]..makes them..tedious reading, independently of their shambling metre.

2. Of jointed tools: Rickety in action.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > types of tools generally > [adjective] > others

barreda1571

hulch-backed1611

soft-headed1640

boneheaded?1750

shambling1829

hard-faced1862

bushed1907

1829 J. Hogg Shepherd's Cal. I. 45 A pair o' shambling shears.

1833 J. Holland Treat. Manuf. Metal II. 204 The brass articles [tongs]..are liable to get loose and shambling.

Derivatives

ˈshamblingly adv.

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the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adverb] > awkwardly

a-shayle1530

shamblingly1872

1872 Daily News 2 Oct. 5 A grimy miner..slouched shamblingly homeward.

1894 G. A. Sala London up to Date vi. 73 On rare occasions I do contrive to crawl shamblingly through the streets for half an hour or so.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	shambling
释义	shamblingn. /ˈʃamblɪŋ/ Etymology: < shamble v.² + -ing suffix¹. rare. An awkward motion in walking or progression. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [noun] > manner of walking > awkward shailingc1440 shambling1681 slouch1725 slouchinga1764 shamble1826 shail1887 1681 J. Dryden Spanish Fryar i. i. 12 By that shambling in his walk, it should be my rich old Banquer, Gomez. 1862 F. W. Robinson Owen iv. ix Presently he heard the rustling of her dress, and the shambling of her feet across the narrow landing~place. 1887 A. Jessopp Arcady iv. 116 Think of the weary shambling through the mud and rain. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2018). shamblingadj. /ˈʃamblɪŋ/ Etymology: < shamble v.² + -ing suffix². 1. a. That shambles or is characterized by an awkward, irregular gait or motion. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] > having specific manner of walking > awkward or clumsy shailing1398 weltering1570 scambling1633 shambling1690 walloping1837 festoony1843 1690 J. Dryden Amphitryon ii. i. 16 One pair of shambling Legs, with two splay Feet. 1697 J. Vanbrugh Relapse v. 101 A long, loose, shambling sort of a Horse. 1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker II. 197 Mounted on a tall, meagre, raw-boned, shambling grey gelding. 1798 M. Pilkington Gentleman's Dict. Painters (new ed.) 791 [Francis Heyman is] easily distinguishable by the large noses and shambling legs of his figures. 1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) xx. 208 A shambling pot-boy. 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xxxiv. 327 Who..made a great many shambling bows. 1880 A. H. Huth Life & Writings H. T. Buckle II. 72 His gait was stooping, and his walk rather shambling. b. transferred and figurative. Often of metre and style, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > clumsy or awkward > of things or actions fumbling1532 untoward1590 untowardly1611 clumsy1682 indextrous1684 shambling1802 gawky1821 angular1830 buckety1883 1802 M. Edgeworth Rosanna iii Upon the profits of this place, Simon contrived to live in a shambling sort of way. 1875 A. C. Swinburne Ess. & Stud. 283 The slippery style and shambling license which we pardon in Decker. 1882 R. L. Stevenson in Longman's Mag. Nov. 78 He crams all this matter, tail foremost, into a single shambling sentence. 1887 G. Saintsbury Hist. Elizabethan Lit. iv. 151 A third [characteristic]..makes them..tedious reading, independently of their shambling metre. 2. Of jointed tools: Rickety in action. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > types of tools generally > [adjective] > others barreda1571 hulch-backed1611 soft-headed1640 boneheaded?1750 shambling1829 hard-faced1862 bushed1907 1829 J. Hogg Shepherd's Cal. I. 45 A pair o' shambling shears. 1833 J. Holland Treat. Manuf. Metal II. 204 The brass articles [tongs]..are liable to get loose and shambling. Derivatives ˈshamblingly adv. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adverb] > awkwardly a-shayle1530 shamblingly1872 1872 Daily News 2 Oct. 5 A grimy miner..slouched shamblingly homeward. 1894 G. A. Sala London up to Date vi. 73 On rare occasions I do contrive to crawl shamblingly through the streets for half an hour or so. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1681adj.1690
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