shuffle
verb (used without object)
to walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait.
were 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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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
We all saw a dragon on the cards our schoolyard friends were shuffling, or a grisly, grinning demon in the long glass case at the comic store, and it stopped us in our tracks.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2024
Down in the "Culture Courtyard", crowds were shuffling to a grimy funk track which morphed into revved-up disco then deep house.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2023
Workers were shuffling around the 50-metre high, 19th century arch setting up 25,000 square metres of silvery blue, recyclable plastic wrapping, which will be on view between Sept. 18 and Oct.
From Reuters ● Sep. 12, 2021
A small surge of movement began and she could see that the people were shuffling forward.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
