shambles Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a condition of great disorder
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noun a building where animals are butchered
butchery; abattoir; slaughterhouse.
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noun walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
shambling; shuffle; shamble; shuffling.
- from his shambling I assumed he was very old
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verb walk by dragging one's feet
shuffle; scuffle; shamble.
- he shuffled out of the room
- We heard his feet shuffling down the hall
