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Shamble vs Staggered - What's the difference?

shamble | staggered |

As verbs the difference between shamble and staggered

is that shamble is to walk while shuffling or dragging the feet while staggered is past tense of stagger.

As a noun shamble

is one of a succession of niches or platforms, one above another, to hold ore which is thrown successively from platform to platform, and thus raised to a higher level.

As an adjective staggered is

astonished, taken aback.

shamble

English

Verb

(shambl)
  • To walk while shuffling or dragging the feet.
    • I wasn't too impressed with the fellow, when he shambled in unenthusiastically and an hour late.

    Synonyms

    * shuffle

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mining) One of a succession of niches or platforms, one above another, to hold ore which is thrown successively from platform to platform, and thus raised to a higher level.

    • See also

    * shambles

    staggered

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (stagger)
    • The drunk staggered to the end of the bar before he collapsed.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Astonished, taken aback.
  • referring to something that has been arranged in a way that is not uniform
    • The U.S. Senate holds staggered elections, with only one third of the seats being filled every two years.