shuffling
Americanadjective
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moving in a dragging or clumsy manner.
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prevaricating; evasive.
Other Word Forms
- shufflingly adverb
Etymology
Origin of shuffling
Example Sentences
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Simply for the sake of mixing up the challenge and shuffling the pack, F1 rewrites its entire rulebook.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 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
The race for Los Angeles mayor has been in an extraordinary state of flux, with the candidate lineup shuffling and reshuffling in the final days before the filing deadline.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 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
No one says anything, but there’s a lot of feet shuffling and readjusting in seats.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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