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shuffling

[shuhf-ling] / ˈʃʌf lɪŋ /










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The shuffling clatter of domino-shaped ceramic tiles drowned out the women’s laughter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The group fused indigenous Zulu songs and dances with South African isicathamiya, an acapella tradition frequently accompanied by a soft, shuffling style of dance.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

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

Performers are dropping their masks, or at the very least shuffling them, to force us to think harder about what we’re all doing in the theater as the world around us burns.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

Rather than respond, Mother kept shuffling through his papers.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti