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

“Hamnet” works so tirelessly to affect its audience that it sacrifices a lethal amount of story and character depth, all in service of shuffling the viewer to its grand finale.

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In keeping with the reverence of the time, Franco’s body lay in state for 50 hours, with a long line of people—stretching more than a mile—shuffling past.

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That tech included shuffling machines that could read cards, hidden cameras and barcoded decks.

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Truly, the only question he might legitimately have about his fate after shuffling off this mortal coil is which of Dante’s circles of hell he has rightfully earned.

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With shuffling feet and downcast eyes, while making sidelong gargoyle faces at their sister, they handed the letter to their governess.

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• ambiguous 
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• deceptive 
• false 
• misleading 
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