shuffle

verb

/ˈʃʌfl/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they shuffle	/ˈʃʌfl/ /ˈʃʌfl/
he / she / it shuffles	/ˈʃʌflz/ /ˈʃʌflz/
past simple shuffled	/ˈʃʌfld/ /ˈʃʌfld/
past participle shuffled	/ˈʃʌfld/ /ˈʃʌfld/
-ing form shuffling	/ˈʃʌflɪŋ/ /ˈʃʌflɪŋ/

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[intransitive] + adv./prep. to walk slowly without lifting your feet completely off the ground
- He shuffled across the room to the window.
- The line shuffled forward a little.
Extra Examples
- Simon shuffled awkwardly towards them.
- She spent her day shuffling around the streets of London.
- The man shuffled off into the night.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- quickly
- slowly
- awkwardly
- …
preposition
- across
- down
- into
- …
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[transitive, intransitive] shuffle (something) to move from one foot to another, especially because you are bored, nervous or embarrassed
- Jenny shuffled her feet and blushed with shame.
- The boys shuffled around uncomfortably.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- nervously
- uncomfortably
- uneasily
- …
phrases
- shuffle from foot to foot
- shuffle from one foot to the other
- shuffle in your chair
- …
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[transitive, intransitive] shuffle (something) to mix cards up in a pack of playing cards before playing a game
- Shuffle the cards and deal out seven to each player.
- I shuffled the deck, then pulled a card out from the middle.
- Whose turn is it to shuffle?
Wordfinder
- ace
- card
- cut
- deal
- gambling
- hand
- jack
- shuffle
- suit
- trump
[transitive] shuffle something to move paper or things into different positions or a different order
- I shuffled the documents on my desk.
- Don't worry, I should be able to shuffle some of the classes around.

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

shuffle

noun

/ˈʃʌfl/

[usually singular]Idioms

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a slow walk in which you take small steps and do not lift your feet completely off the ground
- The old man walked with a shuffle.
- There was a shuffle of feet as the room emptied.
the act of mixing cards before a card game
- Give the cards a good shuffle.
Topics Games and toysc2
a type of dancing in which you take small steps and do not lift your feet completely off the ground
(also reshuffle)
a change in the jobs that a group of people do, for example in a government

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

Idioms

lose somebody/something in the shuffle

[usually passive] (North American English) to not notice somebody/something or pay attention to somebody/something because of a confusing situation
- Middle children tend to get lost in the shuffle.

on shuffle

(of pieces of music stored on a music player or music app) not in any special order
- I use my phone's music app on shuffle.
- The song came up on shuffle.
- You can put your whole music collection on shuffle.