Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Shuffling /shŭf'-lĭng/ · Shuf·fling · IPA /ˈʃʌfl̩ɪŋ/ a. v. 01 a. Moving with a dragging, scraping step. 1. Moving with a dragging, scraping step. 2. Evasive; as, a shuffling excuse. 02 v. In a shuffling manner. 1. In a shuffling manner.