shambling

[US]/'ʃæmbliŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. moving with a slow, awkward gait; lacking energy or purpose; dull and lifeless (of a place)

Example Sentences

Soon there were also flagstones beneath his shambling feet, uneven, fractured stone that nonetheless caught the light of the lantern-sphere with strange opalescence.

Kit was a shockheaded shambling awkward lad with an uncommonly wide mouth, very red cheeks, a turned-up nose.

The zombie was shambling towards the group of survivors.

He walked with a shambling gait, his feet dragging on the ground.

The old man shuffled along in a shambling manner.

The drunk man stumbled out of the bar in a shambling state.

The monster's movements were slow and shambling.

She watched the shambling figure approach with trepidation.

The injured hiker made a shambling descent down the mountain.

The old building had a shambling appearance, with ivy growing up the walls.

The shambling creature lurked in the shadows, waiting for its prey.

The zombie's arms swung loosely as it moved in a shambling manner.

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