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Shambled vs Staggered - What's the difference?

shambled | staggered |

As verbs the difference between shambled and staggered

is that shambled is past tense of shamble while staggered is past tense of stagger.

As an adjective staggered is

astonished, taken aback.

shambled

English

Verb

(head)
  • (shamble)

    • 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.