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shambleshamble /ˈʃæmbəl/ verb [intransitive always + adv./prep.] ETYMOLOGYshambleOrigin: 1500-1600 shamble (of legs) curved, badly formed (16-19 centuries), probably from shamble table from which meat is sold ( ➔ SHAMBLES); probably because of the similarity to table legs VERB TABLEshamble |
Present | I, you, we, they | shamble | | he, she, it | shambles | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | shambled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have shambled | | he, she, it | has shambled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had shambled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will shamble | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have shambled |
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Present | I | am shambling | | he, she, it | is shambling | | you, we, they | are shambling | Past | I, he, she, it | was shambling | | you, we, they | were shambling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been shambling | | he, she, it | has been shambling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been shambling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be shambling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been shambling |
to walk slowly and awkwardly, without lifting your feet off the ground very much SYN shuffle: shamble along/in/over etc. He then shambled over toward me. |