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   shuffle

   /ˈʃʌfl/

   verb

   • 1. walk by dragging one's feet along or without lifting them fully from the ground: "I stepped into my skis and shuffled to the edge of the steep slope" Similar shambledrag one's feetstumblelumberstaggerteetertotterdodderreellurchhobblelimpsprauchle
   • ▪ shift one's position while sitting or move one's feet while standing, typically because of boredom, nervousness, or embarrassment: "Christine shuffled uneasily in her chair" Similar scrapedragscratchgrindscufflescuff
   • ▪ put part of one's body into (an item of clothing), typically in a clumsy way: "she shuffled her feet into a pair of shoes"
   • 2. rearrange (a pack of cards) by sliding them over each other quickly: "he shuffled the cards and cut the deck" Similar mixmix upmingleintermixshift aboutrearrangereorganizejumble
   • ▪ move (people or things) around so as to occupy different positions or to be in a different order: "my father shuffled his money around various building societies"
   • ▪ play or arrange (tracks on a music player) in a random order: "the control lets you shuffle or skip songs by flicking the phone with your wrist"
   • ▪ sort or look through (a number of things) hurriedly: "he shuffled through the papers"
   • 3. behave in a shifty or evasive manner: archaic "Mr Milles did not frankly own it, but seem'd to shuffle about it"
   • ▪ get out of (a difficult situation) in an underhand way: "he shuffles out of the consequences by vague charges of undue influence"

   noun

   • 1. a shuffling movement, walk, or sound: "there was a shuffle of approaching feet"
   • ▪ a quick dragging or scraping movement of the feet in dancing: "Violet tried on a top hat and did a brief vaudeville shuffle"
   • ▪ a dance performed with quick dragging or scraping movements of the feet.
   • ▪ a piece of music for or in the style of a shuffle: "it's the usual blend of boogie, shuffle, and ballad"
   • ▪ a rhythmic motif based on a shuffle dance step and typical of early jazz, consisting of alternating crotchets and quavers in a triplet pattern.
   • 2. an act of shuffling a pack of cards: "the discard is removed from the deck until the next shuffle"
   • ▪ a change of order or relative positions; a reshuffle: "the Prime Minister may have to consider a cabinet shuffle in the spring"
   • ▪ a facility on a music player for playing tracks in an arbitrary order: "I had my iPod on shuffle and ‘Eleanor Rigby’ just happened to begin playing"
   • 3. a piece of equivocation or subterfuge. archaic

   Word Origin mid 16th century: perhaps from Low German schuffeln ‘walk clumsily’, also ‘deal dishonestly, shuffle (cards)’, of Germanic origin; related to shove and scuffle.

   Derivatives

   • 1. shuffler noun

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   SHUFFLE definition: 1. to walk by pulling your feet slowly along the ground rather than lifting them: 2. to move your…. Learn more.

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   a. : to move by sliding along or back and forth without lifting. shuffle one's feet. b. : to perform (something, such as a dance) with a dragging, sliding step.

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   to put, thrust, or bring trickily, evasively, or haphazardly (usually followed by in, into, out, etc.): to shuffle one's way into favor. to mix (cards in a pack) so as to change the relative positions. to jumble together, mix, or interchange the positions of (objects).

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSHUFFLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you shuffle around, you move your feet about while standing or you move your bottom about while sitting, often because you feel uncomfortable or embarrassed. He shuffles around in his chair. [ VERB preposition/adverb ]

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   shuf·fle. (shŭf′əl) v. shuf·fled, shuf·fling, shuf·fles. v.intr. 1. To move with short sliding steps, without or barely lifting the feet: The crowd shuffled out of the theater. 2. To dance casually with sliding and tapping steps. 3. To shift from position to position or move from place to place: shuffled around looking for work. 4.

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   To shuffle is to drag your feet slowly along the ground as you walk. A kid might shuffle reluctantly off to his room only after being told five times that it's bedtime. Shuffle also means to wiggle around, like if you shuffle uncomfortably in your seat while watching a five-hour movie.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSHUFFLE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   SHUFFLE definition: 1. to walk slowly without lifting your feet off the floor: 2. If you shuffle papers or cards, you…. Learn more.

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    shuffle meaning, definition, what is shuffle: to walk very slowly and noisily, without...: Learn more.

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    Jun 23, 2017 · Definition of shuffle noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.