shuffling 1 of 2

adjective

1
as in lumbering

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as in ambling

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verb

present participle of shuffle
1
as in stomping
to move heavily or clumsily the old man shuffled across the floor in his slippers

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2
as in disrupting
to undo the proper order or arrangement of shuffle the cards and deal five to each player

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Recent Examples of shuffling
Verb
An offseason filled with roster shuffling continued Tuesday for the Charlotte Hornets, who completed a three-player deal with Atlanta to land another guard with perimeter shooting potential. — Staff Reports, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026 The video, made in collaboration with faceless director Lauzza, features buildings shuffling on beat and other excerpts of British culture. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026 At some point there was a group dance, a side-shuffling back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026 The space suddenly swells with agents, assistants, clients and others shuffling through for lunch. — Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026 Not much else changed in Class 5A, besides Azle and Arlington Seguin shuffling down two spots with Week 2 losses. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2026 The bull riders—including the current champion, 20-year-old John Crimber—stand with their cowboy hat over their heart, boots shuffling nervously in the dirt. — Christine Lennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026 There must have been a hundred of us there, circling the truck, clambering onto its hood, shuffling and shimmying and twerking with abandon. — Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026 Summary The Chicago Cubs are currently shuffling their infield due to Dansby Swanson's oblique injury, moving Nico Hoerner to shortstop and Pedro Ramírez to second base. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shuffling
  1. lumbering
  2. plodding
  3. stomping
  4. disrupting
  5. wobbly
  6. lingering
  7. stumbling
  8. confusing
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  • The Cubs players continued to taunt Ruth at every opportunity, and a big one came their way in the bottom of the fourth inning when Jurges slashed a sinking liner into right field and the lumbering, top-heavy Babe muffed a shoestring catch.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Definition of lumbering
Adjective
  • Bennie Liebenberg, a former geologist at the mine who was serving as our guide, has the plodding, slightly wide-eyed manner of someone who has spent a lot of time underground.
    — James Dinneen, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026
  • During the early days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, activists from the gay community lambasted him and his institute for the plodding pace of research on the virus.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
Definition of plodding
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  • Handclaps, stomping percussion and a communal chorus create the kind of infectious energy that naturally gets people moving.
    — qygwork, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The clip then pans to a warm fire, and someone, presumably Meghan, stomping in rain boots in the mud.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of stomping
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  • Different views on the topic The administration and its supporters reject the claim that their election efforts are aimed at disrupting or manipulating voting.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The Panthers were flagged 16 times for 165 yards, disrupting an otherwise dominant performance.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of disrupting
Adjective
  • One of the primary question marks around Costco in recent quarters has been slowing membership growth rates and wobbly renewal trends.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Privately, even with layoffs looming once the companies are merged, the ambitious Democrats were wobbly kneed in this corporate game of chicken that MAGA-friendly Ellison would leave them holding the bag jut before the midterms.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of wobbly
Adjective
  • Shohei Ohtani returned to the top of the Dodgers’ lineup Monday after four days off to address lingering aches, as the club effectively pauses its pitching program for the two-way star.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • No more distractions, no more lingering questions, just a baller who loves this sport and continues to level up.
    — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of lingering
Verb
  • One of my favorite projects involved walking across the largest city in the Lower 48, only with the general framework of a plan, stumbling upon all kinds of interesting people, places and history.
    — Mark Woods, Florida Times-Union, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Ian informs the sisters that Kylie isn’t merely stumbling into arcane rituals; someone is drawing her to the dark side.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of stumbling
Verb
  • The common mistake is confusing behavioral information with behavioral intelligence.
    — Dr. Jay R. Harrison, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • No doubt, Gucci Morty is confusing teachers who are receiving similar responses from their students.
    — Owen Carry, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of confusing

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“Shuffling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shuffling. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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