- present participle of shuffle.
shuffling
Americanadjective
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moving in a dragging or clumsy manner.
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prevaricating; evasive.
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Rather than pulling their money from the market, investors are increasingly shuffling money from one pocket to the other, said Farzin Azarm, a managing director of equities trading at Mizuho Americas.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
I heard the sounds of shuffling and people sitting down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
"This is simply the shuffling around of existing departmental budgets," they added.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
“Zone One” is a smart take on the shuffling hordes and pandemic survivors who try to take Manhattan back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
By first light there was the shuffling of feet to be heard, and creaking cartwheels and occasionally a neighing horse.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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