shuffling
Americanadjective
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moving in a dragging or clumsy manner.
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prevaricating; evasive.
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In early hip-hop and dance music, Mr. Gibbs heard echoes of the shuffling feet and handclaps of a ring shout, the communal spiritual ritual in which enslaved Africans used their own bodies as instruments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Ultimately, it could be decided that moving Bethell and Smith to accommodate Rew is too much shuffling.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
He, fellow staff and scores of volunteers were shuffling between tasks like firing up stoves and spreading protective covers on a collection of smaller plants, like orchids.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
There was awkward shuffling as he mentioned his territorial ambitions for Canada and Greenland, and made an "offer you can't refuse" to those importing into his country.
From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026
The goddess was already shuffling into the gloom.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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