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10 Language-to-English DictionariesShuffling Gait
/ˈʃʌf.lɪŋ ɡeɪt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A walking style in which the feet are dragged along the ground rather than lifted, often associated with certain medical conditions.
"The elderly man exhibited a shuffling gait as he moved slowly across the room." - 2
A type of locomotion that may indicate a neurological or musculoskeletal disorder.
"Patients with Parkinson's disease often present with a shuffling gait."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'shuffling gait' combines 'shuffling', derived from the Middle English 'shovelen', meaning to drag or slide, and 'gait', from Old Norse 'gata', meaning way or path. The phrase evolved to describe a specific manner of walking characterized by dragging the feet.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shuffling Gait" is said worldwide
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marche traînante
Transliteration: marsh traynant
"L'homme âgé se déplaçait avec une marche traînante."
schlurfiger Gang
Transliteration: shlurfiger gang
"Der alte Mann hatte einen schlurfenden Gang."
andatura strascicata
Transliteration: andatura strascicata
"L'uomo anziano camminava con un'andatura strascicata."
paso arrastrado
Transliteration: paso arrastrado
"El anciano caminaba con un paso arrastrado."
passo arrastado
Transliteration: passo arrastado
"O homem idoso andava com um passo arrastado."
खिसकता हुआ चलना
Transliteration: khiskta hua chalna
"बूढ़ा आदमी खिसकता हुआ चल रहा था।"
拖拽步态
Transliteration: tuōzhuā bùtài
"老人走路时表现出拖拽步态。"
끌리는 보행
Transliteration: kkeullineun bohaeng
"노인은 끌리는 보행으로 이동했다."
引きずる歩き方
Transliteration: hikizuru arukikata
"その老人は引きずる歩き方で移動していた。"
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