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verb. sham· ble ˈsham-bəl. shambled; shambling ˈsham-b (ə-)liŋ. Synonyms of shamble. intransitive verb. : to walk awkwardly with dragging feet : shuffle. shamble noun. Synonyms. barge. clump. flog [ British] flounder. galumph. lumber. lump. plod. pound. scuffle. shuffle. slog. slough. stamp. stomp. stumble. stump.
a. : a place of mass slaughter or bloodshed. the battlefield became a shambles. b. : a scene or a state of great destruction : wreckage. the city was a shambles after the bombing. c (1) : a scene or a state of great disorder or confusion. an economy in shambles.
A shambles is a place, situation, or other thing that’s in complete disorder. When shambles refers to a place, it typically indicates that it’s a mess or, more seriously, that it’s a scene of destruction, wreckage, or even carnage.
a place or situation that is in a state of confusion or disorder: The morning after the party, the house was a complete shambles. The strike-shortened basketball season was a shambles. Shambles is also a messy or confused state: The candidate claimed that the economy was in (a) shambles.
1. [ sham -b uh l ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. noun. shambles,(used with a singular or plural verb) a slaughterhouse. any place of carnage. any scene of destruction: to turn cities into shambles. any scene, place, or thing in disorder: Her desk is a shambles. British Dialect. a butcher's shop or stall. shamble. 2. [ sham -b uh l ]
Definition of shamble verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
shamble. verb [ I + adv/prep ] uk / ˈʃæm.b ə l / us / ˈʃæm.b ə l /. Add to word list. Add to word list. to walk slowly and awkwardly, without lifting your feet correctly: Sick patients shambled along the hospital corridors. He was a strange, shambling figure. Synonym.
