shamble

English

Etymology

From Middle English schambyll, shamyll, schamel, from Old English sċeamol, scamol (“bench, stool”), from Proto-Germanic *skamulaz, *skamilaz, from Latin scamellum, a variant of scabellum (“footstool”). Cognate with Dutch schemel (“footstool, bench”), German Schemel (“stool”), Danish skammel (“stool”). Icelandic skemill (“footstool”).

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈʃæmbl̩/
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Verb

1. To walk while shuffling or dragging the feet.

   I wasn't too impressed with the fellow, when he shambled in unenthusiastically and an hour late.

Synonyms

• shuffle

Translations

to walk while shuffling or dragging the feet

• Finnish: laahustaa (fi), raahustaa
• German: schlurfen (de), schleichen (de), watscheln (de)
• Russian: ша́ркать (ru) (šárkatʹ)
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• Spanish: arrastrar los pies
• ǃXóõ: ʘxúũ

Noun

shamble (plural shambles)

1. (mining) One of a succession of niches or platforms, one above another, to hold ore which is thrown successively from platform to platform, and thus raised to a higher level.

See also

• shambles

Anagrams

• hambles