shuffle back
Frequency: 5.85.2 per million words
to move backwards by walking with sliding steps
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Examples (10)
- The old man began to shuffle back towards his chair.
- He shuffled back a few steps, unsure of what to do.
- When the music stopped, everyone had to shuffle back into their original positions.
- The nervous speaker shuffled back from the podium.
- She watched him shuffle back into the shadows.
- The soldiers were ordered to shuffle back to their barracks.
- He shuffled back into the room, looking for his forgotten keys.
- The crowd had to shuffle back to make way for the emergency services.
- Feeling embarrassed, he shuffled back into the corner.
- The confused child shuffled back towards his mother.