- present participle of shuffle.
shuffling
Americanadjective
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moving in a dragging or clumsy manner.
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prevaricating; evasive.
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Origin of shuffling
Example Sentences
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“Zone One” is a smart take on the shuffling hordes and pandemic survivors who try to take Manhattan back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Those supports are a vital part of a long-term-care plan, and could do more to help stretch funds than any shuffling around of index funds or tax strategizing.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
An AFP journalist captured rare footage at Al-Rahmaniyah camp showing exhausted women shuffling under a punishing sun, jerrycans swaying on their heads after hours spent waiting for water at a distant well.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
Ultimately, it could be decided that moving Bethell and Smith to accommodate Rew is too much shuffling.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
If you read Madison’s correspondence during this same time, you get the strong impression that the problem went much deeper than any shuffling of account books could ever satisfy.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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