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Meaning of "shambling" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHAMBLING

shambling  [ˈʃæmblɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHAMBLING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shambling is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SHAMBLING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

shambling

Zombie

In Haitian folklore, a zombie is an animated corpse raised by magical means, such as witchcraft. The concept has been popularly associated with the Vodou religion, but it plays no part in that faith's formal practices.

Definition of shambling in the English dictionary

The definition of shambling in the dictionary is awkward or unsteady.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHAMBLING


antigambling
ˌæntɪˈɡæmblɪŋ
babbling
ˈbæblɪŋ
bling
blɪŋ
bling-bling
ˈblɪŋˌblɪŋ
brambling
ˈbræmblɪŋ
bumbling
ˈbʌmblɪŋ
cabling
ˈkeɪblɪŋ
doubling
ˈdʌblɪŋ
dribbling
ˈdrɪblɪŋ
gambling
ˈɡæmblɪŋ
humbling
ˈhʌmblɪŋ
mumbling
ˈmʌmblɪŋ
quibbling
ˈkwɪblɪŋ
rambling
ˈræmblɪŋ
rumbling
ˈrʌmblɪŋ
scrambling
ˈskræmblɪŋ
sibling
ˈsɪblɪŋ
trembling
ˈtrɛmblɪŋ
troubling
ˈtrʌblɪŋ
untrembling
ʌnˈtremblɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHAMBLING

shamanic
shamanism
shamanist
shamanistic
Shamash
shamateur
shamateurism
shamba
shamble
shambles
shambly
shambolic
shambolically
shame
shameable
shamefaced
shamefacedly
shamefacedness
shamefast
shamefastness

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHAMBLING

bling bling
burbling
calling
dabbling
disabling
dissembling
enabling
ennobling
grumbling
lambling
marbling
pebbling
saibling
scribbling
snobling
squabbling
stabling
stumbling
thumbling
trebling
warbling

Synonyms and antonyms of shambling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SHAMBLING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «shambling» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of shambling

Translation of «shambling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHAMBLING

Find out the translation of shambling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shambling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shambling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

步履蹒跚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

shambling
570 millions of speakers

English

shambling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

shambling
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

shambling
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Shambling
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

trôpego
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

shambling
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

traînante
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Shambling
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

shambling
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

よろめく
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

느릿 느릿한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Shambling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

shambling
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

shambling
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Shambling
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

shambling
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

shambling
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

guzdrających
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Shambling
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bălăbănit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αιμοβόρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

shambling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Shambling
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

shambling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shambling

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHAMBLING»

The term «shambling» is regularly used and occupies the 56.123 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHAMBLING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «shambling» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «shambling» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shambling

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHAMBLING»

Discover the use of shambling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shambling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Shambling Guide to New York City
Following the disaster that was her last job, Zoe is searching for a fresh start as a travel writer in New York City.
Mur Lafferty, 2013
2
Shambling Towards Hiroshima
It is the early summer of 1945, and war reigns in the Pacific Rim with no end in sight.
James Morrow, 2013
3
Ghost Train to New Orleans: Book 2 of the Shambling Guides
Praise for this series: 'If Buffy grew up, got therapy and found a real job, it would look like this' Scott Sigler 'I want to live in Mur's New York' Cory Doctorow 'Well-written and immersive... a travel series you'll definitely want to ...
Mur Lafferty, 2014
4
Zombies: Shambling Through the Ages
From the Bronze Age to World War II, this anthology guides us through millennia of thrills, chills, kills, carnage, horror, and havoc wreaked throughout history by the walking dead.
Stephen Graham Jones, Jonathan Maberry, Steve Berman, 2013
5
Shambling With the Stars
Avery Andrews is her name and directing celebrity telethons after tragedies is her game.
Jesse Petersen, 2012
6
The Shambling
ABSTRACT The Shambling is a collection of poems that centers around the American cinematic image of the zombie, a creature brought back from the dead and bent on consuming the flesh of the living. Unlike the ghost who returns from the ...
James Snodgrass, 2008
7
The End of the Century Party: Youth and Pop Towards 2000
Bands from The Smiths, who began in 1982 and broke up in 1987, at one end of the spectrum through the Mighty Lemon Drops to The Mekons, Stump, Bogshed and Big Flame at the other, were labelled by the music press as shambling, ...
Steve Redhead, 1990
8
100 Days in Deadland:
As they fight to survive in the zombie inferno, they quickly discover that nowhere is safe from the undead...or the living. 100 Days in Deadland is a journey through Dante Alighieri's "Inferno", the classic tale on the horrors of hell... ...
Rachel Aukes, 2013
9
The Grail: A Year Ambling and Shambling Through an Oregon ...
In The Grail, he collects and shares dozens of these stories - about the natural history of the vineyard, the fussiness of the pinot vine, the boom in pinot noir around the world, the surprising buying habits of tasting room visitors, and ...
Brian Doyle, 2006
10
Shambling: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
There is nothing in them but tittering jeering emptiness. They have all made what Dante calls the Great Refusal. The shallowest people on the ridge of the earth.ndash;William Butler Yeats
‎2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHAMBLING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shambling is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Zombie Playground shambling onto Early Access July 28
Back in the foggy past of early 2013, a game called Zombie Playground hit Kickstarter. Being inspired by a popular piece of art by Jason Chan (as seen above ... «Destructoid, Jul 15»
2
Shambling Pirates will make for Monte Carlo to help local girl
The Shambling Pirates, a team made up of six members or past members of the Vale of Evesham Roundtable, set out from Walsh Mushrooms in Crab Apple ... «Evesham Journal, Jul 15»
3
State of Decay Year One Survival Edition review: Shambling undead …
There's something amusing about watching the XOne reduced infrequently to a shambling zombie-like state as the frame rate takes a nose-dive. But the ... «Irish Independent, May 15»
4
Shambling 'The Cobbler' Trailer: Adam Sandler Trudges in Another …
Shambling 'The Cobbler' Trailer: Adam Sandler Trudges in Another Man's Shoes. Thursday, 13 November 2014 09:03 Written by iamrogue. Rate this item. «I Am Rogue.com, Nov 14»
5
Wisdom tooth anaesthetic turns teenager into shambling swear …
Many drug addicts spend their entire lives in a quest to get so messed up they point at their reflection in a car wing mirror and slur, 'F*** you b****, you stole my ... «Metro, Nov 14»
6
Annual Zombie Walk brings out shambling dead, food donations …
The shambling undead donated food for Dixie Care & Share because, as event organizer David Roland said, “Zombies prefer a well-fed brain.” Zombie Walk ... «Dixie Press Online, Oct 14»
7
Shambling for a cause
CEDAR FALLS | A hoard of bloody, threadbare undead shambled around College Hill Saturday afternoon searching for brains and raising money to fight hunger ... «Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier, Oct 14»
8
DayZ Shambling To PlayStation 4 At Some Point
DayZ, the ultra-popular zombie survival game that started as a mod for ArmA II, is coming to the PlayStation 4 via an announcement by Bohemia Interactive's ... «Arcade Sushi, Aug 14»
9
Boris Johnson, shambling celebrity, sets sights on the Tory crown
They look at the monstrous popularity of Mr Johnson, who is London mayor, superstar writer and planetary celebrity in one shambling human form, and see a ... «Financial Times, Aug 14»
10
The dead aren't monogamous: Dead Rising 3 shambling onto PC …
It was only a matter of time, but that doesn't diminish my glee - Dead Rising 3 is coming to PC. The Xbox One has loosened its greasy tendrils, releasing the ... «PCGamesN, Jun 14»

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