shuffle
verb (used without object)
to walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait.
has been shuffling
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present perfect progressiveof shuffle (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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As the new term begins, the Supreme Court has been shuffling along, hearing cases and deciding most of them.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 31, 2016
And while Naz has been shuffling through this nightmare, step by inexorable step, the director, Steven Zaillian, has obsessed over the brutal architecture of the entire institution.
From New York Times ● Jul. 24, 2016
Since he took over in January, Turner Chief Executive Officer John Martin has been shuffling programming ranks, with two programming executives leaving their roles over the past seven months.
From BusinessWeek ● Oct. 7, 2014
