Shuffle definition
The crowd shuffled out of the theater.
Shuffle around the cushions on the couch.
Shuffled the bill under a pile of junk mail.
An example of a shuffle is a sliding step in a dance.
An example of a shuffle is the arrangement of items on a shelf to help hide a broken item.
An example of a shuffle is the process of mixing up the cards or dominoes before starting to play the game.
An example of shuffle is to dance with a sliding step.
An example of shuffle is to mix up the order of cards.
The letter got lost in the shuffle.
He made a real mess of the last shuffle.
Don't forget to shuffle the cards.
You shuffle, I'll deal.
The data packets are shuffled before transmission.
I'm going to shuffle all the songs in my playlist.
He shuffled out of the room.
I shuffled my feet in embarrassment.
To shuffle money from hand to hand.
Shuffled around looking for work.
- to leave out or disregard in the confusion of things
- to get rid of
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
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