Synonyms

shuffling

American

[shuhf-ling] / ˈʃʌf lɪŋ /

adjective

moving in a dragging or clumsy manner.
prevaricating; evasive.

Other Word Forms

shufflingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of shuffling

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

Example Sentences

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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

We went on that way, with her crisp footsteps tip-tapping down the wooden sidewalk and my boots shuffling along after her, until we reached another intersection.

From Literature

Teeth squeals, shuffling back, away from my cave.

From Literature

She’s shuffling away from us, but there’s no mistaking her.

From Literature

Performers are dropping their masks, or at the very least shuffling them, to force us to think harder about what we’re all doing in the theater as the world around us burns.

From Los Angeles Times

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