Shuffle
Shuffle verb - To move heavily or clumsily.
Usage example: the old man shuffled across the floor in his slippers
Slide
Slide verb - To move or proceed smoothly and readily.
Usage example: at this point the river slides along its banks with barely a ripple
Common collocations
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