shuffle
verb (used without object)
to walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait.
was shuffling
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past progressiveof shuffle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Six years had passed since he first noticed he was shuffling his feet and struggling with balance.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2023
“I started walking a little stiffly, I was shuffling my feet and I went to a neurologist and they gave me a brain scan and I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease,” Lewis said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
He also got a brain scan because he was shuffling his feet when he walked.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
Smith was shuffling through papers looking for the draft map.
From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2022
It was not made easier by the fact that he was shuffling around in his space suit the whole time.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
