shail

verb /ʃeɪɫ/

1. To walk or move unsteadily or haphazardly; stumbling or shuffling.

   intransitive

   The mysterious woman meandered up the street, shailing and leaning precariously at times.

Where it comes from

Possibly from Old English sceolh (“askew, awry, oblique, slanted”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry shail (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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