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Rareshambles
The correct spelling is shambles.
How to pronounce shambles
/ˈʃæmbl̩z/
verbIPA: /ˈʃæmbl̩z/
Say it like: Sha-mbl-es
The correct spelling is shambles. To walk while shuffling or dragging the feet. For example: "I wasn't too impressed with the fellow, when he shambled in unenthusiastically and an hour late."
Usage Examples
“I wasn't too impressed with the fellow, when he shambled in unenthusiastically and an hour late.”
“This website is a shambles.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To walk while shuffling or dragging the feet.
noun
- 1.Work done in a poor fashion
- 2.A scene of great disorder or ruin
- 3.A great mess or clutter
- 4.A scene of bloodshed, carnage or devastation
- 5.A slaughterhouse
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