Seām'ble, v. i.
v. i. [O. D. schampelen, to deviate, to slip, schampen, to go away, escape, slip, N. D. schommelen, to stir, to shake.]
- To stir quick; to be busy; to scramble; to be bold or turbulent. “The scambling and unquiet time.” Shak.
- To shift awkwardly; to be awkward. “Some scambling shifts.” More. “A fine old hall, but a scambling house.” Evelyn.