shuffle about
Frequency: 5.54.1 per million words
to move around a place slowly and aimlessly
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Examples (10)
- He shuffled about nervously, unsure of what to say.
- The children began to shuffle about in their seats, bored with the long lecture.
- She felt awkward and started to shuffle about on the spot.
- The old man would shuffle about his small garden every morning.
- Don't just shuffle about; find something productive to do.
- He seemed restless and kept shuffling about the room.
- The students were told to stop shuffling about and pay attention.
- He would shuffle about the house, lost in thought.
- The shy speaker began to shuffle about on the stage.
- The crowd started to shuffle about as they waited for the doors to open.