shambled

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"I noticed he didn't move very quickly; sort of shambled, as if he was weak in his legs.

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  1. intransitive verb To walk in an awkward, lazy, or unsteady manner, shuffling the feet.
  2. noun A shuffling gait.

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  • Quoyle shambled, a head taller than any child around him, was soft. —  The Shipping News
  • His teeth chattered; he shambled, stooped, and gasped. —  The Ape, the Idiot ; Other People
  • But Jim stumbled and shambled, in a state of nauseous weak relaxation. —  Aaron's Rod
  • They slouched and shambled, some even tottered, as from weakness or drink But it was their faces. —  The Mutiny of the Elsinore
  • "I noticed he didn't move very quickly; sort of shambled, as if he was weak in his legs. —  The Red Seal
 

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