Shambling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet

walk by dragging one's feet

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈæmblɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈamblɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈamblɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ʃˈæmblɪŋ/.

Examples

from his shambling I assumed he was very old
he shuffled out of the room
We heard his feet shuffling down the hall

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shamble shuffle scuffle shuffling

Parts of Speech

noun	walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet “from his shambling I assumed he was very old”
verb	walk by dragging one's feet “he shuffled out of the room”

Word Forms

shamble	verb	walk by dragging one's feet
shuffle	verb	walk by dragging one's feet
shuffler	noun	someone who walks without raising the feet
shuffle	noun	walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
shuffling	noun	walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
shambling	noun	walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
shamble	noun	walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schlurfen

Gehen Sie mit einer langsamen Schleppbewegung, ohne die Füße anzuheben

🇫🇷French

traînant

marcher avec un lent mouvement de traînée sans lever les pieds

🇪🇸Spanish

arrastrando los pies

caminar con un movimiento de arrastre lento sin levantar los pies

🇮🇹Italian

tremante

camminare con un movimento lento e trascinante senza sollevare i piedi

🇳🇱Dutch

schuifelend

lopen met een langzame sleepbeweging zonder uw voeten op te tillen

🇵🇹Portuguese

cambaleando

andando com um movimento lento de arrastar sem levantar os pés

🇷🇺Russian

шаркающий

ходьба медленными волочащимися движениями, не поднимая ног

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लड़खड़ाना

अपने पैरों को ऊपर उठाए बिना धीमी गति से घसीटते हुए चलना

🇮🇳Tamil

குழப்பம்

உங்கள் கால்களை உயர்த்தாமல் மெதுவாக இழுக்கும் இயக்கத்துடன் நடப்பது

🇮🇳Telugu

షేమ్లింగ్

మీ పాదాలను ఎత్తకుండా నెమ్మదిగా లాగడం ద్వారా నడవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

हलगर्जीपणा

पाय न उचलता हळू ड्रॅगिंग मोशनने चालणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

હલચલ

તમારા પગ ઉપાડ્યા વિના ધીમી ખેંચવાની ગતિ સાથે ચાલવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕುಗ್ಗುವಿಕೆ

ನಿಮ್ಮ ಪಾದಗಳನ್ನು ಎತ್ತದೆ ನಿಧಾನವಾಗಿ ಎಳೆಯುವ ಚಲನೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ನಡೆಯುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശംബ്ലിംഗ്

നിങ്ങളുടെ കാലുകൾ ഉയർത്താതെ സാവധാനത്തിലുള്ള ഇഴയുന്ന ചലനത്തോടെ നടക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝੰਜੋੜਨਾ

ਆਪਣੇ ਪੈਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਚੁੱਕੇ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਹੌਲੀ ਖਿੱਚਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਗਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਚੱਲਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہلچل

اپنے پیروں کو اٹھائے بغیر آہستہ گھسیٹنے والی حرکت کے ساتھ چلنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

步履蹒跚

缓慢拖行行走，不抬脚

🇯🇵Japanese

よろめき

足を上げずにゆっくりと引きずりながら歩くこと

🇰🇷Korean

부끄러워하는

발을 들지 않고 천천히 끌면서 걷기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đi loạng choạng

đi bộ với chuyển động kéo chậm mà không nhấc chân lên

🇹🇭Thai

การตะลึง

เดินลากช้าๆ โดยไม่ยกเท้าขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

yg berjalan dgn kaki terseret

berjalan dengan gerakan menyeret perlahan tanpa mengangkat kaki

🇵🇭Filipino

nanginginig

naglalakad na may mabagal na paggalaw ng pagkaladkad nang hindi itinataas ang iyong mga paa

🇲🇾Malay

meruntuhkan

berjalan dengan gerakan menyeret perlahan tanpa mengangkat kaki

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عبث

المشي بحركة سحب بطيئة دون رفع قدميك

🇮🇷Persian

درهم ریختن

راه رفتن با یک حرکت کششی آهسته بدون بلند کردن پاهای خود

🇹🇷Turkish

ayaklarını sürüyerek yürümek

ayaklarınızı kaldırmadan yavaş sürükleme hareketiyle yürümek

🇮🇱Hebrew

התעסקות

ללכת בתנועת גרירה איטית מבלי להרים את הרגליים

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The primary meaning of 'shambling' is 'walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet'.

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Using 'shambling' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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