\Scam"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scambled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Scambling}.] [Cf. OD. schampelen to deviate, to slip,
schampen to go away, escape, slip, and E. scamper, shamble.]
1. To move awkwardly; to be shuffling, irregular, or
   unsteady; to sprawl; to shamble. ``Some scambling
   shifts.'' --Dr. H. More. ``A fine old hall, but a
   scambling house.'' --Evelyn.
2. To move about pushing and jostling; to be rude and
   turbulent; to scramble. ``The scambling and unquiet time
   did push it out of . . . question.'' --Shak.

\Scam"ble\, v. t.
To mangle. [Obs.] --Mortimer.