SHUF'FLING, participle present tense 1. Moving by little shoves one way an the other; changing the places of cards; prevaricating; evading; playing tricks. 2. adjective Evasive; as a shuffling excuse. SHUF'FLING, noun 1. The act of throwing into confusion, or of changing the relative position of things by shoving or motion. 2. Trick; artifice; evasion. 3. An irregular gait.
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