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shuffle

UK/ˈʃʌfəl/ US/ˈʃʌfʌl/ fairly common
verb (3) noun (2)

verb

1.

walk by dragging one''s feet

  • “he shuffled out of the room”
  • “We heard his feet shuffling down the hall”
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2.

move about, move back and forth

  • “He shuffled his funds among different accounts in various countries so as to avoid the IRS”
3.

mix so as to make a random order or arrangement

  • “shuffle the cards”
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noun

1.
2.

walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet

  • “from his shambling I assumed he was very old”
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Origin

Originally the same word as scuffle, and properly a frequentative of shove.

Phrases

  • Brixton shuffle
  • bum shuffle
  • double shuffle
  • Fisher-Yates shuffle
  • five-knuckle shuffle
  • ghost note shuffle
  • Kansas City shuffle
  • Kit Kat shuffle
  • Largactil shuffle
  • shuffle off
  • shuffle off this mortal coil
  • shuffle the cards

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