shuffle1 verbshuffle2 noun
shuffleshuf‧fle1 /ˈʃʌfəl/ ●○○ verb 
WORD ORIGINshuffle1
Origin:
1500-1600 Perhaps from shoveVERB TABLE
shuffle
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | shuffle |
| he, she, it | shuffles | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | shuffled |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have shuffled |
| he, she, it | has shuffled | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had shuffled |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will shuffle |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have shuffled |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am shuffling |
| he, she, it | is shuffling | |
| you, we, they | are shuffling | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was shuffling |
| you, we, they | were shuffling | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been shuffling |
| he, she, it | has been shuffling | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been shuffling |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be shuffling |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been shuffling |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- I heard Bob shuffling around the kitchen in his slippers.
- She shuffled her pile of papers, then began to speak.
- Supporting herself on Ali's arm, the old woman shuffled towards the door.
- Bob Dole, or another Republican, end up shuffling toward the middle.
- People shuffle past, giving us a wide berth.
- She shuffles out when she hears some one walking by.
- They shuffled forward in a dazed manner holding hands, their labels hanging round their necks.
- Twelve feet high, cube in shape, not very smart or nimble, but it did shuffle along slowly.
- With wide, blank eyes he shuffled towards them.
THESAURUSto walk slowly
to walk in a slow tired way because it is difficult to continue walking, or you do not want to go somewhere: · The men trudged along the road, heads bent against the wind.· I’ve spent hours trudging around the shops looking for a present.
to walk slowly in a tired way – often used about a horse, donkey etc: · The donkey was plodding slowly along under its heavy load.· I plodded on growing thirstier and hungrier.
to walk very slowly and noisily without lifting your feet off the ground: · The old man got up and shuffled to the door.
Longman Language Activatorto walk slowly because you are in pain or weak to walk with difficulty in a slow and unsteady way because it is painful for you to walk: · My knee was stiff and painful, and I could only hobble.hobble across/along/towards etc: · Aunt Sophy hobbled slowly across the room on her crutches.
to walk with difficulty because you have hurt one of your legs: · I noticed that one of the horses was limping, and called for the vet.limp along/over/towards etc: · She limped painfully over to a chair and sat down.
to walk slowly and noisily, without lifting your feet off the ground properly: shuffle along/towards/down etc: · Supporting herself on Ali's arm, the old woman shuffled towards the door.· I heard Bob shuffling around the kitchen in his slippers.
to walk slowly and rather awkwardly, bending forwards in a tired or lazy way: shamble along/past/out etc: · Looking tired and fat, Parker shambled onto the stage and started playing.· An old tramp shambled along, looking for money or cigarette ends on the floor.
WORD SETSace, nounbaccarat, nounbid, nounblackjack, nounbridge, nouncanasta, nouncard, nouncard table, nouncontract bridge, nouncourt card, nouncrib, nouncribbage, nouncut, verbdeal, noundeal, verbdealer, noundeck, noundiscard, verbdiscard, noundummy, nounface card, nounflush, nounfull house, noungin rummy, noungrand slam, nounhand, nounjack, nounjoker, nounking, nounkitty, nounknave, nounlead, verboverbid, verbpack, nounpatience, nounpicture card, nounplaying card, nounpoker, nounpontoon, nounqueen, nounraise, verbrubber, nounrummy, nounrun, nounshuffle, verbshuffle, nounsnap, nounsnap, interjectionsolitaire, nounspade, nounstrip poker, nounsuit, nountrick, nountrump, nountrump, verbtwenty-one, nounwhist, nounwild, adjectivewild card, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
Just shuffle the cards.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES when Hubbard shuffled off this mortal coil (=died)COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
Just shuffle the cards. (=make small movements with them, because you are nervous or impatient)· Ken shuffled his feet and looked down at the floor.
when Hubbard shuffled off this mortal coil (=died)· I stay a few feet behind, watching the three of them shuffle along at a ten-month-old's pace.· Twelve feet high, cube in shape, not very smart or nimble, but it did shuffle along slowly.· The bird shuffled along its perch.· They seemed not so much to walk as to shuffle along on their patched boots.· Getting the hands forward might involve a little arm over arm shuffling along the boom.· Man shuffled along over the cold floors, some dressed in grey prison-issue pyjamas, others bare-chested or in boxer shorts.
· They shuffled around on the wire, blinking at Reynolds in their hundreds as he was led past.· At some point, you may be struggling to evade a migraine from all the claustrophobic shuffling around.· This shuffling around of genes greatly complicates the analysis of evolution.· He shuffled around for the pack.· On this view, the original deposit is merely shuffled around, split up and shuffled around again.· From the top it looked like an elaborate dance, four arms entwined, four legs shuffling around and between each other.· On this view, the original deposit is merely shuffled around, split up and shuffled around again.· He then shuffled around the room cupping his hand around the chimneys and blowing out one lamp after another.
· Ruth heard the old footsteps shuffling away.· Mrs Cohen shuffles away, then turns and waves at me encouragingly.· I shuffled away and at the bottom of the stairs the back of my hand accidentally knocked the rail, hard.
· This allows the machine-chisel to shuffle back and forth, stepping down to full depth.· Imagine trying to shuffle back and forth between four maps on a breezy day.· I jab his fist, deflecting it as I shuffle back.· I could shuffle forward and shuffle back.· Instead of running, I shuffle back, as taught.
· They shuffled forward in a dazed manner holding hands, their labels hanging round their necks.· I could shuffle forward and shuffle back.· He quickly shuffled forward on his knees to keep up.· Mavis shuffled forward to hear them talk.· Every ten minutes, when Mr Rowse was working, the line would shuffle forward one place.· One of the giants shuffled forward, a ring of keys in his huge fist.· I began to shuffle forward, hands stretched out in front.
· As we walk out to our cars, Peter shuffles in beside me, telling me about his children.· The hundred-odd beneficiaries who shuffle in are largely men, white, some surprisingly young.· A stream of feature writers was always shuffling in and out, lining up if there were others ahead of them.
· He turned around and saw the first Stillman shuffling off in the other direction.· Meanwhile, he shuffled off towards the tube station and Chancery Lane.· We watched it together, and then she sort of shuffled off, so I did, too.· As the old man shuffled off into the drizzle Henry quickened his pace.· He looked embarrassed when I said it, but genuinely gratified, and then be shuffled off without a single word more.· The attendant, now adding a sulk to his sullenness, had shuffled off to the kitchen area.· Watching him shuffle off to the press room, I felt sorry for poor Feels.
· Wrapped up like onions we shuffle out over the frozen ground; prop up the line where our sheets are flagging.· She shuffles out when she hears some one walking by.· The tall hunchbacked figure of Bert Midgeley came shuffling out.· They eat in total silence and shuffle out again.· But he just shook his head, sucked his teeth and shuffled out.
· He shuffled over towards the corner and collapsed on to a comfortable sofa.· Fifi shuffled over and stood behind her, eager to share in the bounty.
NOUN· Morse and Meldrew both shuffled off this mortal coil and the telly world is diminished by their passing.
· Limitations aside, Tagliabue still has it all over Bud Selig, who puts a foot down only to shuffle obsequiously.· People were coughing, fanning themselves with programs as their feet shuffled under the creaking metal chairs.· Then his feet turned, and shuffled a few steps, and began climbing the long staircase home.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to walk very slowly and noisily, without lifting your feet off the groundshuffle forward/over/back etc- Monica shuffled her feet nervously and stared at the floor.
- Archie shuffled his feet and looked as if he'd like to vanish up his parlour chimney.
- Des shuffles his feet, like he's just the driver and didn't oughta be around.
- People cease to cough or sniff or shuffle their feet.
- She looked down and shuffled her feet inanely.
- So I breathe out long and slowly, and I shuffle my feet.
- Standing at the kitchen counter, shuffling his feet to the music, he caught himself smiling from ear to ear.
- This only discomfited the coroner further, he stared down at the floor and shuffled his feet like some clumsy schoolboy.
The official signaled to one of the waiters, who shuffled forward. With sore legs and aching chest, he shuffled over to the bathroom.► see thesaurus at walk2shuffle your feet to move your feet slightly, especially because you are bored or embarrassed: Monica shuffled her feet nervously and stared at the floor.3[transitive] to move something such as papers into a different order or into different positions: Jack sat nervously shuffling the papers around on his desk.shuffle through Frances shuffled through a pile of magazines.4[intransitive, transitive] to mix playing cards into a different order before playing a game with them: Is it my turn to shuffle? Just shuffle the cards. → reshuffleshuffle1 verbshuffle2 noun
shuffleshuffle2 noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- The latest management shuffle involved the heads of sales, finance, and personnel.
- And in our sandwich, the grated cheese, when melted, got lost in the shuffle of the other ingredients.
- Hold, nudge, spin, kick, shuffle, double, win, lose.
- I could imagine tight kimonos, vulnerable shuffles, and decorative combs.
- I saw him doing a side shuffle to the main entrance as we all trooped along here.
- No time for shuffle, shuffle, shuffle, or slow-as-molasses soliloquies.
- Some shuffle and bustle along, with stiff, tense movements, head poking forward.
- The shareholding shuffle is likely to have been provoked by Philip Morris which is thought to have lost interest in Rothmans.
- The theory, however, broke down; both customers and employees got lost in the shuffle.
WORD SETS
ace, nounbaccarat, nounbid, nounblackjack, nounbridge, nouncanasta, nouncard, nouncard table, nouncontract bridge, nouncourt card, nouncrib, nouncribbage, nouncut, verbdeal, noundeal, verbdealer, noundeck, noundiscard, verbdiscard, noundummy, nounface card, nounflush, nounfull house, noungin rummy, noungrand slam, nounhand, nounjack, nounjoker, nounking, nounkitty, nounknave, nounlead, verboverbid, verbpack, nounpatience, nounpicture card, nounplaying card, nounpoker, nounpontoon, nounqueen, nounraise, verbrubber, nounrummy, nounrun, nounshuffle, verbshuffle, nounsnap, nounsnap, interjectionsolitaire, nounspade, nounstrip poker, nounsuit, nountrick, nountrump, nountrump, verbtwenty-one, nounwhist, nounwild, adjectivewild card, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES when Hubbard shuffled off this mortal coil (=died)COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB
(=make small movements with them, because you are nervous or impatient)· Ken shuffled his feet and looked down at the floor.
when Hubbard shuffled off this mortal coil (=died)· And in our sandwich, the grated cheese, when melted, got lost in the shuffle of the other ingredients.· The theory, however, broke down; both customers and employees got lost in the shuffle.
· And in our sandwich, the grated cheese, when melted, got lost in the shuffle of the other ingredients.· The theory, however, broke down; both customers and employees got lost in the shuffle.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1[singular] a slow walk in which you do not lift your feet off the ground2[countable] the act of mixing cards into a different order before playing a game3be/get lost in the shuffle to not be noticed or considered because there are so many other things to deal with: - And in our sandwich, the grated cheese, when melted, got lost in the shuffle of the other ingredients.
- The theory, however, broke down; both customers and employees got lost in the shuffle.
The information contained in the memo got lost in the shuffle once it reached headquarters.