Main Entry:

¹shuf·fle

Pronunciation:

\ˈshə-fəl\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

shuf·fled; shuf·fling \-f(ə-)liŋ\

Etymology:

perhaps irregular from ¹shove

Date:

1570

transitive verb1: to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble2: to put or thrust aside or under cover <shuffled the whole matter out of his mind>3 a: to rearrange (as playing cards, dominoes, or tiles) to produce a random order b: to move about, back and forth, or from one place to another : shift <shuffle funds among various accounts>4 a: to move (as the feet) by sliding along or back and forth without lifting b: to perform (as a dance) with a dragging, sliding stepintransitive verb1: to work into or out of trickily <shuffled out of the difficulty>2: to act or speak in a shifty or evasive manner3 a: to move or walk in a sliding dragging manner without lifting the feet b: to dance in a lazy nonchalant manner with sliding and tapping motions of the feet c: to execute in a perfunctory or clumsy manner4: to mix playing cards or counters by shuffling

— shuf·fler \-f(ə-)lər\ noun