shamble

[ sham-buhl ]

/ ˈʃæm bəl /

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noun

shambles, (used with a singular or plural verb)

a slaughterhouse.
any place of carnage.
any scene of destruction: to turn cities into shambles.
any scene, place, or thing in disorder: Her desk is a shambles.

British Dialect. a butcher's shop or stall.

Origin of shamble

before 900; Middle English shamel,Old English sc(e)amel stool, table <Late Latin scamellum,Latin scamillum, diminutive of Latin scamnum bench; compare German Schemel

Words nearby shamble

shaman, shamanism, Shamash, shamateur, shamba, shamble, shambles, shambolic, shame, shamefaced, shamefast

Definition for shamble (2 of 2)

shamble²

[ sham-buhl ]

/ ˈʃæm bəl /

verb (used without object), sham·bled, sham·bling.

to walk or go awkwardly; shuffle.

noun

a shambling gait.

Origin of shamble

1675–85; perhaps short for shamble-legs one that walks wide (i.e., as if straddling), reminiscent of the legs of a shamble¹ (in earlier sense “butcher's table”)

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Example sentences from the Web for shamble

As he hastened up the little drive, his walk, usually so dignified and elastic, became a shamble.
The Yellow House|E. Phillips Oppenheim
I gave her a pat on the chin scarcely consistent with my aged and tottering mien and proceeded to shamble painfully to my room.
A Strange Disappearance|Anna Katharine Green
The ivory Pequod was turned into what seemed a shamble; every sailor a butcher.
Moby Dick; or The Whale|Herman Melville
His knees still knocked together in a loathsome paralysis, but he made effort to shamble forward.
The Air Pirate|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull

Then, to his amazement, he saw the boulder before him rise to its feet and shamble off into the night.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 148, February 3, 1915|Various

British Dictionary definitions for shamble

shamble

/ (ˈʃæmbəl) /

verb

(intr) to walk or move along in an awkward or unsteady way

noun

an awkward or unsteady walk

Derived forms of shamble

shambling, adjective, noun

Word Origin for shamble

C17: from shamble (adj) ungainly, perhaps from the phrase shamble legs legs resembling those of a meat vendor's table; see shambles

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	shamble
释义	shamble ¹ [ sham-buhl ] / ˈʃæm bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR shamble ON THESAURUS.COM noun shambles, (used with a singular or plural verb) a slaughterhouse. any place of carnage. any scene of destruction: to turn cities into shambles. any scene, place, or thing in disorder: Her desk is a shambles. British Dialect. a butcher's shop or stall. Origin of shamble ¹ before 900; Middle English shamel,Old English sc(e)amel stool, table <Late Latin scamellum,Latin scamillum, diminutive of Latin scamnum bench; compare German Schemel Words nearby shamble shaman, shamanism, Shamash, shamateur, shamba, shamble, shambles, shambolic, shame, shamefaced, shamefast Definition for shamble (2 of 2) shamble² [ sham-buhl ] / ˈʃæm bəl / verb (used without object), sham·bled, sham·bling. to walk or go awkwardly; shuffle. noun a shambling gait. Origin of shamble ² 1675–85; perhaps short for shamble-legs one that walks wide (i.e., as if straddling), reminiscent of the legs of a shamble¹ (in earlier sense “butcher's table”) Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shamble As he hastened up the little drive, his walk, usually so dignified and elastic, became a shamble. The Yellow House\|E. Phillips Oppenheim I gave her a pat on the chin scarcely consistent with my aged and tottering mien and proceeded to shamble painfully to my room. A Strange Disappearance\|Anna Katharine Green The ivory Pequod was turned into what seemed a shamble; every sailor a butcher. Moby Dick; or The Whale\|Herman Melville His knees still knocked together in a loathsome paralysis, but he made effort to shamble forward. The Air Pirate\|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull Then, to his amazement, he saw the boulder before him rise to its feet and shamble off into the night. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 148, February 3, 1915\|Various British Dictionary definitions for shamble shamble / (ˈʃæmbəl) / verb (intr) to walk or move along in an awkward or unsteady way noun an awkward or unsteady walk Derived forms of shamble shambling, adjective, noun Word Origin for shamble C17: from shamble (adj) ungainly, perhaps from the phrase shamble legs legs resembling those of a meat vendor's table; see shambles Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to shamble disorder, disturb, scuff, shift, confuse, disarray, disorganize, scuffle, intermix, disarrange, discompose, jumble, dislocate, disrupt, change, mess up
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shamble

noun

Origin of shamble

Words nearby shamble

Definition for shamble (2 of 2)

verb (used without object), sham·bled, sham·bling.

noun

Origin of shamble

Example sentences from the Web for shamble

British Dictionary definitions for shamble

verb

noun

Derived forms of shamble

Word Origin for shamble

Words related to shamble