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— William Blake

Tyger, tyger, burning bright

In the forests of the night,

What immortal hand or eye

Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

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verb

To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

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Dictionary Entry

shambling

Part of SpeechverbPronunciation/ˈʃæmblɪŋ/

To walk while shuffling or dragging the feet.

In a Sentence

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

Origin

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Common Phrases

gait shamblingalong shamblingfigure shamblingwalk shamblingtrot shamblingman shamblingshambling came
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Synonyms

shuffleshufflingshamble

Antonyms

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Related Words

dragfootedshamblyheavy-footedshacklyclumpyslowfooted

Poetry examples for “shambling”

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