shuffle
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- noun
- /ˈʃʌfəl/
:
paso arrastrado
- The elderly man's slow shuffle along the path made it clear he was struggling with his balance.
- a shuffle of feet
- a slow shuffle
- heard a shuffle
Examples
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I walked along with an inept, limping shuffle—left foot scraping, right foot on tiptoe.
Fiction book (1990) -
I heard the house waking, the creak of beds, the shuffle of footsteps.
Fiction book (1995) -
Then, he turned the corner and continued the shuffle of a man more than twice his age.
Fiction book (2000) -
"Nobody moved except for the shuffling of feet.
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That long line of men, that slow shuffle there, that's the slow shuffle towards freedom.
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Moments later, I heard the front door slam and the shuffling of feet.
Fiction book (1993) -
His characteristic shuffle was iconic, but there was no mistaking his face.
Fiction book (1992) -
Diana began her languid shuffle down the path that skirted a pool where water lapped gently.
Fiction book (1997) -
After a long day, she approached the door with a tired shuffle, dragging her feet along the floor.
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As the crowd dispersed, I noticed the soft shuffle of their footsteps echoing in the hall.
Synonyms
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8.0
A slow, awkward walk that drags the feet
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8.6
Walking with slow, dragging steps without lifting the feet properly
To walk slowly while dragging the feet so they barely lift
Idioms
Compounds
How Slow
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3.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
A shuffle can mean the slow sliding walk you make when you drag your feet, and the name reminds us that the feet are 'sliding' rather than stepping.