shuffle

¹shuf·fle

verb \ˈshə-fəl\

shuf·fledshuf·fling \-f(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of SHUFFLE

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 step

intransitive 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

Examples of SHUFFLE

1. He shuffled across the floor.
2. She stood there, shuffling her feet, waiting for the bus to arrive.
3. She shuffled the papers on her desk.
4. The manager shuffled the batting order.
5. Whose turn is it to shuffle and deal?

Origin of SHUFFLE

perhaps irregular from ¹shove

First Known Use: 1570

Related to SHUFFLE

Synonyms

barge, clomp, clump, flog [British], flounder, galumph, lump, plod, pound, scuff, scuffle, shamble, lumber, slog, slough, stamp, stomp, stumble, stump, tramp, tromp, trudge

Antonyms

breeze, coast, glide, slide, waltz, whisk

Related Words

drag, flop, haul; blunder, careen, dodder, lurch, reel, stagger, sway, teeter, totter, waddle, weave, wobble (also wabble)

Near Antonyms

drift, float, hang, hover, poise, waft

Rhymes with SHUFFLE

duffel, muffle, ruffle, scuffle, snuffle, truffle

²shuffle

noun

Definition of SHUFFLE

1

: an evasion of the issue : equivocation

2

a : an act of shuffling (as of cards)

b : a right or turn to shuffle <it's your shuffle>

c : a confusing jumble (as of papers or events) <lost in the shuffle>

3

a : a dragging sliding movement; specifically : a sliding or scraping step in dancing

b : a dance characterized by such a step

c (1) : a rhythm where each beat of the measure is played as a triplet with the first and second parts of the triplet tied and the third part accented (2) : music played in a shuffle rhythm

Examples of SHUFFLE

1. We heard the shuffle of feet outside the door.
2. He gave the cards a good shuffle and then dealt.

First Known Use of SHUFFLE

1628

Related to SHUFFLE

Synonyms

agglomerate, agglomeration, alphabet soup, assortment, botch, clutter, collage, crazy quilt, farrago, gallimaufry, grab bag, gumbo, hash, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, jambalaya, jumble, jungle, litter, macédoine, medley, mélange, menagerie, miscellanea, mishmash, mixed bag, montage, motley, muddle, olio, olla podrida, omnium-gatherum, pastiche, patchwork, patchwork quilt, potpourri, ragbag, ragout, rummage, salad, salmagundi, scramble, miscellany, smorgasbord, stew, tumble, variety, welter

Related Words

detritus, notions, oddments, odds and ends, sundries; accumulation, aggregate, aggregation, conglomerate, conglomeration; catchall; admixture, alloy, amalgam, blend, combination, commixture, composite, compound, fusion, intermixture, mix-up; bollix, chaos, confusion, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, dog's breakfast [chiefly British], mess, morass, muddle, shambles; imbroglio, knot, snarl, tangle

Near Antonyms

candor, directness, forthrightness, frankness, openheartedness, openness, plainness, plumpness, straightforwardness

Other Game Terms

bezique, carom, convention, crap, euchre, gambit, monte, parlay, tierce

Rhymes with SHUFFLE

ruffle, scuffle, snuffle