SHUFFLING Synonyms: 213 Similar and Opposite Words

shuffling 1 of 2

adjective

as in lumbering

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as in ambling

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shuffling

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verb

present participle of shuffle

as in stomping

to move heavily or clumsily the old man shuffled across the floor in his slippers

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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

Green tea was served by gang members shuffling around in slippers. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Ivey and his partner persuaded the Crockfords dealer to rotate the high-value cards 180 degrees before shuffling them back into the pack, citing some obscure superstition as justification. — Kit Chellel, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 At the end of all that immersiveness, exiting out onto the physical street to join the crowds of shuffling tourists and fend off sullen Elmos makes Times Square feel like the soul of authenticity. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2026 Many hosts report resistance, in the forms of surreptitious card-shuffling and outright complaints. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shuffling

Adjective

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

Verb

Habits are usually paired with physical or emotional cues, and disrupting those cues can disrupt the habit.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Eight years ago, protesters frequently drove coverage in their preferred direction by disrupting candidates (Movimiento Cosecha pushed Biden to endorse a deportation moratorium, for instance) and showing up to press them at Q&As.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of disrupting

Adjective

The relentless Karlaftis didn’t record the Chiefs’ first sack of the game, but got enough of Kirk Cousins’ right arm to create a wobbly pass intercepted by Xavier Nwankpa.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026
Beyond aesthetics, is there anything to be gleaned from Huang’s large, looping capitals or from Brockman’s wobbly lowercase initials?

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 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

Bill Belichick has made a Hall of Fame career on confusing young quarterbacks.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
The crowd even includes Sam, who has a fun moment catching up with Roy and confusing him with an observation that sounds like it was inspired by The Wizard of Oz.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026