Shuffle Definition
shŭfəl
shuffled, shuffles, shuffling
verb
shuffled, shuffles, shuffling
To move (the feet) with a dragging or shoving gait.
Webster's New World
To perform (a dance) with such steps.
Webster's New World
To get (into or out of a situation or condition) by trickery, evasion, lies, etc.
Webster's New World
To change or shift repeatedly from one position or place to another.
Webster's New World
To move by dragging or scraping the feet, as in walking or dancing.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
shuffles
A short sliding step or movement, or a walk characterized by such steps.
American Heritage
The act of shuffling.
Webster's New World
A dance in which the feet slide along or move close to the floor.
American Heritage
A shuffling of the feet.
Webster's New World
A confused mixture or state of things; a jumble.
The letter got lost in the shuffle.
American Heritage
idiom
lose in the shuffle
- to leave out or disregard in the confusion of things
Webster's New World
shuffle off
- to get rid of
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Shuffle
- lose in the shuffle
- shuffle off
Origin of Shuffle
Middle English shovelen probably of Middle Dutch or Middle Low German origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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