shamble

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To walk while shuffling or dragging the feet.

noun

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.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃæmbəl/ [ˈʃʰæmbəl] ~ [ˈʃʰæmbl̩] /ˈʃeə̯mbəl/ [ˈʃeə̯mbəl] ~ [ˈʃeə̯mbl̩] /ˈʃɛə̯mbəl/ [ˈʃɛə̯mbəl] ~ [ˈʃɛə̯mbl̩] en-us-shamble.ogg

Word forms

shamble shambles shambling shambled

Etymology

From Middle English schambyll, shamyll, schamel, from Old English sċeamol, scamol (“bench, stool”), from Proto-West Germanic *skamul, *skamil, 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”).

Synonyms

shuffle stagger

Related words

amble shambles stumble

Derived words

shambler shambly

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