[ noun ] walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet <noun.act> from his shambling I assumed he was very old
Shamble \Sham"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shambled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shambling}.] [Cf. OD. schampelen to slip, schampen to slip away, escape. Cf. {Scamble}, {Scamper}.] To walk awkwardly and unsteadily, as if the knees were weak; to shuffle along.
Shambling \Sham"bling\, a. Characterized by an awkward, irregular pace; as, a shambling trot; shambling legs.
Shambling \Sham"bling\, n. An awkward, irregular gait.
Other lawyers on Mrs. Marcos' four-lawyer team, of which Spence was the leader, said his rambling opening statement and shambling courtroom manner had got him off to a bad start and that things had steadily deteriorated.
But experience shows that switches to the left at the top of this large, shambling union do not necessarily lead to more strikes.