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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Villeroy said he was leaving to lead a Catholic charitable foundation, but it was seen as potentially laying the groundwork for a broader shuffling of ECB roles ahead of the French election.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Barclays sees a temporary shuffling of sector and factor leadership.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 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
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 • Dec. 8, 2025
The house was dark and shabby, and the greasy shoulders that had left their mark in Mr. Jaggers’s room seemed to have been shuffling up and down the staircase for years.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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