Definition of shuffle
shuffled
;shuffling
play \ˈshə-f(ə-)liŋ\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
3a : to rearrange (playing cards, dominoes, tiles, etc.) to produce a random orderb : to move about, back and forth, or from one place to another : shift shuffle funds among various accounts
4a : to move by sliding along or back and forth without lifting shuffle one's feetb : to perform (something, such 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
3a : to move or walk in a sliding dragging manner without lifting the feetb : to dance in a lazy nonchalant manner with sliding and tapping motions of the feetc : to execute in a perfunctory or clumsy manner
4 : to mix playing cards or counters by shuffling
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Examples of shuffle in a Sentence
He shuffled across the floor.
She stood there, shuffling her feet, waiting for the bus to arrive.
She shuffled the papers on her desk.
The manager shuffled the batting order.
Whose turn is it to shuffle and deal?
Origin and Etymology of shuffle
perhaps irregular from 1shove
First Known Use: 1570
shuffle
Definition of shuffle
1 : an evasion of the issue : equivocation
2a : an act of shuffling (as of cards)b : a right or turn to shuffle it's your shufflec : a confusing jumble (as of papers or events) lost in the shuffle
3a : a dragging sliding movement; specifically : a sliding or scraping step in dancingb : a dance characterized by such a stepc (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 in a Sentence
We heard the shuffle of feet outside the door.
He gave the cards a good shuffle and then dealt.
1628
First Known Use of shuffle
1628
SHUFFLE Defined for English Language Learners
shuffle
playDefinition of shuffle for English Language Learners
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: to slide your feet along the ground or back and forth without lifting them completely
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: to move things or people into a different order or into different positions
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: to mix (playing cards) before playing a game so that no one knows what order they are in
shuffle
Definition of shuffle for English Language Learners
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: the act of moving by sliding your feet without lifting them off the ground
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: the act of mixing the order of playing cards : the act of shuffling cards
SHUFFLE Defined for Kids
Definition of shuffle for Students
shuffled
;shuffling
1 : to slide back and forth without lifting He shuffled his feet.
2 : to walk or move by sliding or dragging the feet I just shuffled along.
3 : to mix up the order of (as playing cards)
4 : to push or move about or from place to place She shuffled the papers on her desk.
Definition of shuffle for Students
1 : a sliding or dragging walk
2 : an act of mixing up or moving so as to change the order or position
3 : a confusing jumble The idea was lost in the shuffle.
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