Shuffle - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈʃʌfl|  American pronunciation of the word shuffle
Brit.  |ˈʃʌf(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word shuffle

noun

- the act of mixing cards haphazardly (syn: make, shuffling)
- walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet (syn: shamble, shuffling)

verb

- walk by dragging one's feet (syn: scuffle, shamble)
he shuffled out of the room
- move about, move back and forth
He shuffled his funds among different accounts in various countries so as to avoid the IRS
- mix so as to make a random order or arrangement (syn: mix, ruffle)
shuffle the cards

Extra examples

He shuffled across the floor.

She stood there, shuffling her feet, waiting for the bus to arrive.

She shuffled the papers on her desk.

The manager shuffled the batting order.

Whose turn is it to shuffle and deal?

We heard the shuffle of feet outside the door.

He gave the cards a good shuffle and then dealt.

He shuffled the whole matter out of his mind.

The old man shuffled out of the room, complaining about the way he had been treated.

He's always been able to shuffle out of any difficulty.

He lost his certificate in the shuffle of papers.

The official signaled to one of the waiters, who shuffled forward.

With sore legs and aching chest he shuffled over to the bathroom.

Jack sat nervously shuffling the papers around on his desk.

Frances shuffled through a pile of magazines.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: shuffle
he/she/it: shuffles
present participle: shuffling
past tense: shuffled
past participle: shuffled
noun
singular: shuffle
plural: shuffles
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