Stump and Shamble

Stump

Stump verb - To move heavily or clumsily.
Usage example: the seemingly endless parade finally ended, and the drummers and tuba players stumped wearily to their buses

Shamble and stump are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shamble" instead a verb "Stump".

Nearby Words: stumped, stumper, stumpy, stumping

Shamble

Shamble verb - To move heavily or clumsily.
Usage example: disconsolate and exhausted after losing the match, the wrestler shambled toward the locker room

Stump and shamble are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Stump" instead a verb "Shamble".

Nearby Words: shambled, shambling, shambolic
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