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 verb 1 : to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble
2 : 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 verb 1 : to work into or out of trickily <shuffled out of the difficulty>
2 : to act or speak in a shifty or evasive manner
3 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 manner
4 : to mix playing cards or counters by shuffling

— shuf·fler \-f(ə-)lər\ noun