Shambling
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Characterized by an awkward, irregular, clumsy, weak-kneed motion or gait: as, a
shambling
trot;
shambling
legs.
noun.
An awkward, clumsy, irregular pace or gait.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
An awkward, irregular gait.
adjective.
Characterized by an awkward, irregular pace
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
Present participle of
shamble
.
adjective.
Who
walks
while
dragging
or
shuffling
the feet.
noun.
An awkward, irregular gait.
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noun.
walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
Word Usage
"Hell, if the characters know to call the shambling undead 'zombies' (and they do), then they ought to have the good sense to aim high."
Etymologically Related
shamble
shambles
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
walk
walking
verb-stem
shamble