shuffling
Americanadjective
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moving in a dragging or clumsy manner.
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prevaricating; evasive.
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Origin of shuffling
Example Sentences
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"This is simply the shuffling around of existing departmental budgets," they added.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Walmart WMT 0.82%increase; green up pointing triangle is shuffling the leadership atop its massive U.S. business as the retailer’s new chief executive continues to build his team.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Those supports are a vital part of a long-term-care plan, and could do more to help stretch funds than any shuffling around of index funds or tax strategizing.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
An AFP journalist captured rare footage at Al-Rahmaniyah camp showing exhausted women shuffling under a punishing sun, jerrycans swaying on their heads after hours spent waiting for water at a distant well.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
“Morning,” I grumbled, taking the basket and shuffling outside to fill it with the ripest vegetables and fruit I could find.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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