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shuffling

[ shuhf-ling ]

adjective

  1. moving in a dragging or clumsy manner.
  2. prevaricating; evasive.


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Other Words From

  • shuffling·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of shuffling1

First recorded in 1570–80; shuffle + -ing 2

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Example Sentences

Today we are seeing yet another shuffling of the deck among American regions.

Then, shuffling, she surreptitiously grabs the one he chose with her mouth while pretending to cut the deck.

In Singapore, I was a Brady at last, shuffling alongside an endless stream of siblings.

Shuffling around the ring he has the footwork of a tyrannosaurus.

More shuffling, another number was called and the cops began bundling the little man out.

He turned and hurried away to one of the far cottages, where Mademoiselle Reisz was shuffling away.

The Wave swept him forward irresistibly, his very soul, it seemed, went shuffling to find solid ground.

Gradually the muffled beat of hoofs grew more pronounced, a shuffling monotone that filled the night.

Shorthouse, shuffling with the key and hampered by the steady weight on his arm, certainly felt the solemnity of the moment.

The corridors were full of the sound of shuffling feet, and of shouting and gesticulating people.

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