shuffle sideways

Frequency: 5.64.6 per million words

to move to the side by walking with sliding steps

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Examples (10)

  • The old man began to shuffle sideways to get out of the way.
  • She had to shuffle sideways to make room for the new furniture.
  • He couldn't turn around, so he had to shuffle sideways across the narrow path.
  • The dancers were instructed to shuffle sideways in unison.
  • The penguin waddled and then began to shuffle sideways towards the water.
  • Confused, he tried to shuffle sideways but bumped into the wall.
  • We watched the crabs shuffle sideways along the sandy beach.
  • The embarrassed speaker began to shuffle sideways away from the microphone.
  • To avoid stepping on the paint, she had to shuffle sideways across the floor.
  • The guard motioned for them to shuffle sideways and exit the room.