1 [V+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.
2 to move from one foot to another; to move your feet in an awkward or embarrassed way:
[VN] Jenny shuffled her feet and blushed with shame. [also V]
3 to mix cards up in a pack/deck of playing cards before playing a game:
[VN] Shuffle the cards and deal out seven to each player. [also V]
4 [VN] to move paper or things into different positions or a different order:
I shuffled the documents on my desk.
noun [usuallysing.]
1 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.
2 the act of mixing cards before a card game:
Give the cards a good shuffle.
3 (rare) = RESHUFFLE
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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This entry for shuffle is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is shuffle a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, shuffle is tagged as verb.
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