shuffling

[shuhf-ling]

adjective

1. moving in a dragging or clumsy manner.

2. prevaricating; evasive.

Other Word Forms

• shufflingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of shuffling¹

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

Example Sentences

Others are making their last-minute trips to the bar and shuffling to food stalls for a quick nosh.

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That interest is clear as Dyer takes in the humdrum slice-of-life shuffling about at a yawn’s pace from the waiting area on our recent field trip.

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Rattigan expects the shuffling of finance executives to continue.

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The challenge isn’t just shuffling or adding talent; it’s doing so without overcorrecting.

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But all this shuffling is happening a year after those very voters jolted state Democrats.

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Related Words

• ambiguous 
• cagey 
• deceptive 
• false 
• misleading 
• unclear 
• vague