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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as in lumbering
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as in ambling
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Recent Examples of shuffling
Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
The film essentially takes place entirely within an under-20-minute timeline, showing the same events from a shuffling deck of points of view.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
On the other hand, YouTube Music's free version has unlimited skips, on-demand playback, and shuffling.
—PC Magazine, 2 Sep. 2025
Tendons, ligaments and muscles naturally shorten with time, which results in stiff joints and people being hunched over and shuffling around.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
His terse sendoff denies Dexter the satisfaction of closure and forgiveness, shattering his former colleague’s world before shuffling off it.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
There’s constant cleaning, shuffling and mewling as staff and volunteers at the Papago Park Campus make sure the kittens are bottle-fed every four hours, 24 hours a day.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
So some team shuffling isn't out of the ordinary for the series.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
He is joined by six of his players — many more will join by half-time, arriving in ones and twos, shuffling over the teal concrete — and by assorted members of the Xavier clan, all wearing colourful training kit.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
The three actors were filming a lighthearted scene, shuffling excitedly between a hot sauna and cold plunge, when Reeves’ foot caught on some flooring.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
The film essentially takes place entirely within an under-20-minute timeline, showing the same events from a shuffling deck of points of view.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
On the other hand, YouTube Music's free version has unlimited skips, on-demand playback, and shuffling.
—PC Magazine, 2 Sep. 2025
Tendons, ligaments and muscles naturally shorten with time, which results in stiff joints and people being hunched over and shuffling around.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
His terse sendoff denies Dexter the satisfaction of closure and forgiveness, shattering his former colleague’s world before shuffling off it.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
There’s constant cleaning, shuffling and mewling as staff and volunteers at the Papago Park Campus make sure the kittens are bottle-fed every four hours, 24 hours a day.
—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
So some team shuffling isn't out of the ordinary for the series.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
He is joined by six of his players — many more will join by half-time, arriving in ones and twos, shuffling over the teal concrete — and by assorted members of the Xavier clan, all wearing colourful training kit.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shuffling
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Cena’s chrome-domed antihero, Freddie Stroma’s Vigilante and and Danielle Brooks’ Adebayo stomping through spots of light.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
21 Aug. 2025
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No velvet rope, no fourth wall—just boot-stomping, beer-sign neon and crowd-absorption tech.—
Bob Bonniol,
Rolling Stone,
13 Aug. 2025
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Analysts, however, worry if the licenses will be approved fast enough to avoid disrupting operations abroad.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Soft-spoken and unrelenting, Alboury emerges as the only moral voice in a land of postcolonial abandon, refusing to let Cal get away with what may be homicide, while disrupting Horn’s romantic first night with Leonie.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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His arrival home each night is announced by his sputtering motorcycle and his drunken stumbling up the stairs.—
Adam Solomons,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
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Whew The last thing a team wants to see is its starting quarterback stumbling to the sideline four plays into the season.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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In such a large, complex, dangerous, and confusing world, can one person make a difference to anything?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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These fictional AIs tapped into our deepest worries about healthcare—long waits at the doctor's office, confusing medical information and the wish for constant health guidance.—
Sanath Chilakala,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Some aren’t convinced that attempting to climb the ranks on set will pay off at a time when competition is so cutthroat and the future of the business is so wobbly.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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The finances also are wobbly here as all the money left behind by the Dowager Countess has been squandered.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Occasionally, as in the obscurity of Legion’s later episodes or the plodding pace of some Fargo plots, this approach can verge on self-indulgence.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Psychologists and psychiatrists are scrambling to better understand how use of chatbots can fuel delusions and drive psychotic episodes.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The insurance and housing sectors are scrambling to try to get ahead of this ticking time bomb.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The zoning violation was issued, per the Monroe Sun, after reports of tourists disturbing neighbors, leaving trash in the area and parking in a manner that blocked access for emergency vehicles.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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The victims’ families, meanwhile, are still fighting to hold school officials accountable, maintaining, among other things, that those officials missed red flags about the shooter’s disturbing behavior, and put their children in harms way as a result.—
Tresa Baldas,
Freep.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Shuffling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shuffling. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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