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
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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

Other Word Forms of Shuffle

Noun

Singular:
shuffle
Plural:
shuffles

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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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