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单词 shambling
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Definition of shambling in English:

shambling

adjective ˈʃamblɪŋˈʃamb(ə)lɪŋˈʃæmb(ə)lɪŋ
  • Moving with a slow, shuffling, awkward gait.

    a big, shambling, shy man
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The following night, at the same time, Hyatt again heard the shambling footsteps in the hallway.
    • He stood there, this balding, shambling, slightly flabby man.
    • Rebraca, just as shambling off the court, shakes his bleached-blond locks in quiet agreement.
    • There was a shambling drunk I used to pass sometimes on my way to school, lying in a doorway, clutching a bottle.
    • The body language of the escaper, who approached my position, was one of utter dejection, head down, shambling forward with obvious reluctance.
    • The shambling gait, unshaven appearance, panda eyes and mumbling incoherence are a mirror image of Cobain.
    • Heavy of jowl, shambling of gait, ponderous of voice, his manner was still affable.
    • That night, Jack dreamt of a scaled slumping dad breaking out of the shed and shambling out of the dark grove toward the house.
    • By his side was the familiar, loose-jointed figure of Mark Twain, getting over ground with his usual shambling gait.
    • From the edge of the forest, a horde of dark shapes emerged into the clearing and started shambling towards the house.
    • He had been rendered a shambling wreck.
    • Everything about him - his mumbling speech, shambling movements and - screams withdrawal, retreat, terror of the outside.
    • The boy went off with a curious, shambling gait which told my surgical eyes that he was suffering from a weak spine.
    • Constantly flattering, thanking, and offering sweets to shambling, younger helpers who feel in awe of the man.
    • The other Calabim begin shambling in that direction, grumbling.
    • He took on the No.1 contender in a mandatory defence and reduced him to a shambling wreck inside seven minutes, 45 seconds of controlled boxing.
    • For his last 15 years, he was a shambling wreck.
    • He is tall, with a shambling gait, and is absolutely direct.
    • They move with a slow shambling walk, the low-slung head swinging from side to side.
    • Indeed, he became so much interested and amused by their shambling motions and clever evolutions, that he could no longer contain his curiosity.

Definition of shambling in US English:

shambling

adjectiveˈʃæmb(ə)lɪŋˈSHamb(ə)liNG
  • Moving with a slow, shuffling, awkward gait.

    a big, shambling, shy man
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Heavy of jowl, shambling of gait, ponderous of voice, his manner was still affable.
    • They move with a slow shambling walk, the low-slung head swinging from side to side.
    • By his side was the familiar, loose-jointed figure of Mark Twain, getting over ground with his usual shambling gait.
    • He stood there, this balding, shambling, slightly flabby man.
    • From the edge of the forest, a horde of dark shapes emerged into the clearing and started shambling towards the house.
    • The body language of the escaper, who approached my position, was one of utter dejection, head down, shambling forward with obvious reluctance.
    • Rebraca, just as shambling off the court, shakes his bleached-blond locks in quiet agreement.
    • Indeed, he became so much interested and amused by their shambling motions and clever evolutions, that he could no longer contain his curiosity.
    • Constantly flattering, thanking, and offering sweets to shambling, younger helpers who feel in awe of the man.
    • There was a shambling drunk I used to pass sometimes on my way to school, lying in a doorway, clutching a bottle.
    • The shambling gait, unshaven appearance, panda eyes and mumbling incoherence are a mirror image of Cobain.
    • The boy went off with a curious, shambling gait which told my surgical eyes that he was suffering from a weak spine.
    • The other Calabim begin shambling in that direction, grumbling.
    • Everything about him - his mumbling speech, shambling movements and - screams withdrawal, retreat, terror of the outside.
    • He is tall, with a shambling gait, and is absolutely direct.
    • He had been rendered a shambling wreck.
    • That night, Jack dreamt of a scaled slumping dad breaking out of the shed and shambling out of the dark grove toward the house.
    • For his last 15 years, he was a shambling wreck.
    • He took on the No.1 contender in a mandatory defence and reduced him to a shambling wreck inside seven minutes, 45 seconds of controlled boxing.
    • The following night, at the same time, Hyatt again heard the shambling footsteps in the hallway.
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