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shuffle Definition

shuf·fle (s̸huf′əl)

transitive verb -·fled, -·fling

    1. to move (the feet) with a dragging or shoving gait
    2. to perform (a dance) with such steps
  2. to mix (playing cards) so as to change their order or arrangement
  3. to push or mix together in a jumbled or disordered mass
  4. to shift (things) about from one place to another
  5. to bring, put, or thrust (into or out of) clumsily or trickily

Etymology: Early ModE, prob. < or akin to LowG schuffeln, to walk clumsily, shuffle cards < base of shove

intransitive verb

  1. to move by dragging or scraping the feet, as in walking or dancing
  2. to get (into or out of a situation or condition) by trickery, evasion, lies, etc.
  3. to act in a shifty, dishonest manner; practice deceit, trickery, evasion, etc.
  4. to change or shift repeatedly from one position or place to another
  5. to shuffle playing cards
  6. to move clumsily (into or out of clothing)

noun

  1. the act of shuffling
  2. a tricky or deceptive action; evasion; trick
    1. a shuffling of the feet
    2. a gait, dance, etc. characterized by this
    1. the act of shuffling playing cards
    2. the right of, or one's turn at, shuffling the cards

shuffle Related Forms

shuf′·fler noun

shuffle Idioms

lose in the shuffle

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to leave out or disregard in the confusion of things

shuffle off

to get rid of

shuffle Synonyms

shuffle

v.

  1. To move with a shuffling gait

    scuffle, scuff, scrape, hobble; see walk 1.

  2. To mix cards

    change, change the order, shift around, rearrange, mix-up.

shuffle Usage Examples

Object

  • deck: A shuffled deck made her presence of having won.
  • pack: The only major difference is that there is no wall to build; use a shuffled pack instead of a wall.

Adjective modifier

  • false: Learn step by step with Magic Expert Rudy Hunter as he shares with you his incredible false shuffle!
  • random: It seems that it is not doing enough ` mixing up ' to produce a genuinely random shuffle.

Modifies a noun

  • randomness: Shuffle randomness and are reminiscent of and nine the.
  • mode: You should be able to default to shuffle mode for unknown CDs.

Modifying Another Word

  • uncomfortably: Black suited men and official looking women shuffled uncomfortably.
  • randomly: For a long your discard doesn't matter a randomly shuffled.
  • nervously: These were a sad-looking bunch on paper and the six leaders shuffled nervously in their seats.
  • backward: A first-time customer may even spend hours being shuffled backward and forward between different queues within the same one-stop shop.
  • thoroughly: Take one deck of regular playing cards, thoroughly shuffled.

Noun used with modifier

  • ipod: A free iPod shuffle could be yours simply for doing what you're already doing!
  • riffle: Firstly, they are impressed that you can shuffle using the riffle shuffle because the average kid isn't ready to shuffle at all.

Followed by a transitive particle

around: Go North East have also been shuffling busses around.

Preposition: off

coil: Wolseley fans quietly mourned - the introduction of the Princess saw their marque finally shuffle off this mortal coil.

Particle object:

coil: When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • along: She was ' Commando crawling ' , she couldn't crawl on all fours, she would shuffle along on her hands.
  • around: Don't want to be shuffling around in circles for your First Dance?
  • off: Then they've shuffled off to some easier life.

Preposition: by

spectator: The card is then placed back in the middle of the pack and shuffled again by the spectator.

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