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shuf·fle S0378300 (shŭf′əl)v. shuf·fled, shuf·fling, shuf·fles v.intr.1. To move with short sliding steps, without or barely lifting the feet: The crowd shuffled out of the theater.2. To dance casually with sliding and tapping steps.3. To shift from position to position or move from place to place: shuffled around looking for work.4. To present, play, or display (music or video files) in random order.5. Games To mix playing cards, tiles, or dominoes together so as to make their order random.6. Archaic To act in a shifty or deceitful manner; equivocate.v.tr.1. To slide (the feet) along the floor or ground while walking.2. To move (things, for example) from one place or position to another; transfer or shift: shuffle around the cushions on the couch.3. To put quickly or furtively; shunt: shuffled the bill under a pile of junk mail.4. To present, play, or display music or video files in random order.5. Games To mix together (playing cards or tiles, for example) so as to make a random order of arrangement.n.1. A short sliding step or movement, or a walk characterized by such steps.2. A dance in which the feet slide along or move close to the floor.3. A confused mixture or state of things; a jumble: The letter got lost in the shuffle.4. A feature on a music or video player that plays music or other files in a random order.5. Games a. An act of shuffling cards, dominoes, or tiles.b. A player's right or turn to do this.6. Archaic An evasive or deceitful action; an equivocation.Phrasal Verb: shuffle off1. To get rid of; dispose of.2. To evade or shirk (a responsibility, for example).3. Informal To leave; depart. [Middle English shovelen, probably of Middle Dutch or Middle Low German origin.] shuf′fler n.shuffle (ˈʃʌfəl) vb1. to walk or move (the feet) with a slow dragging motion2. to change the position of (something), esp quickly or in order to deceive others3. (tr) to mix together in a careless manner: he shuffled the papers nervously. 4. (Card Games) to mix up (cards in a pack) to change their order5. (intr) to behave in an awkward, evasive, or underhand manner; equivocate6. (when: intr, often foll by into or out of) to move or cause to move clumsily: he shuffled out of the door. 7. (Dancing) (intr) to dance the shufflen8. the act or an instance of shuffling9. (Dancing) a dance or dance step with short dragging movements of the feet[C16: probably from Low German schüffeln; see shove] ˈshuffler nshuf•fle (ˈʃʌf əl) v. -fled, -fling, n. v.i. 1. to walk without lifting the feet; shamble. 2. to slide the feet lazily in dancing. 3. to move clumsily (usu. fol. by into): to shuffle into one's clothes. 4. to act evasively: to shuffle out of one's responsibilities. 5. to intermix playing cards or the like. v.t. 6. to move (one's feet) along the ground or floor without lifting them. 7. to move (objects) this way and that. 8. to rearrange in random order: to shuffle playing cards. 9. shuffle off, a. to move or go away. b. to thrust aside. n. 10. a scraping or sliding movement, esp. a dragging gait. 11. an evasive trick; evasion. 12. an act or instance of shuffling something, as cards. 13. the right or turn to shuffle cards before dealing. 14. a dance in which the feet are shuffled. [1525–35; < Low German schuffeln] shuf′fler, n. shuffle Past participle: shuffled Gerund: shuffling
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I shuffle | you shuffle | he/she/it shuffles | we shuffle | you shuffle | they shuffle |
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I shuffled | you shuffled | he/she/it shuffled | we shuffled | you shuffled | they shuffled |
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I am shuffling | you are shuffling | he/she/it is shuffling | we are shuffling | you are shuffling | they are shuffling |
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I have shuffled | you have shuffled | he/she/it has shuffled | we have shuffled | you have shuffled | they have shuffled |
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I was shuffling | you were shuffling | he/she/it was shuffling | we were shuffling | you were shuffling | they were shuffling |
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I had shuffled | you had shuffled | he/she/it had shuffled | we had shuffled | you had shuffled | they had shuffled |
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I will shuffle | you will shuffle | he/she/it will shuffle | we will shuffle | you will shuffle | they will shuffle |
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I will have shuffled | you will have shuffled | he/she/it will have shuffled | we will have shuffled | you will have shuffled | they will have shuffled |
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I will be shuffling | you will be shuffling | he/she/it will be shuffling | we will be shuffling | you will be shuffling | they will be shuffling |
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I have been shuffling | you have been shuffling | he/she/it has been shuffling | we have been shuffling | you have been shuffling | they have been shuffling |
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I will have been shuffling | you will have been shuffling | he/she/it will have been shuffling | we will have been shuffling | you will have been shuffling | they will have been shuffling |
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I had been shuffling | you had been shuffling | he/she/it had been shuffling | we had been shuffling | you had been shuffling | they had been shuffling |
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I would shuffle | you would shuffle | he/she/it would shuffle | we would shuffle | you would shuffle | they would shuffle |
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I would have shuffled | you would have shuffled | he/she/it would have shuffled | we would have shuffled | you would have shuffled | they would have shuffled | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | shuffle - the act of mixing cards haphazardlymake, shufflingreordering - a rearrangement in a different orderreshuffling, reshuffle - shuffling again; "the gambler demanded a reshuffle"riffle - shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their cornerscard game, cards - a game played with playing cards | | 2. | shuffle - walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet; "from his shambling I assumed he was very old"shamble, shambling, shufflingwalk, walking - the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise" | Verb | 1. | shuffle - walk by dragging one's feet; "he shuffled out of the room"; "We heard his feet shuffling down the hall"scuffle, shamblewalk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"scuff, drag - walk without lifting the feet | | 2. | shuffle - move about, move back and forth; "He shuffled his funds among different accounts in various countries so as to avoid the IRS"shift, transfer - move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket" | | 3. | shuffle - mix so as to make a random order or arrangement; "shuffle the cards"mix, rufflemanipulate - hold something in one's hands and move itreshuffle - shuffle again; "So as to prevent cheating, he was asked to reshuffle the cards"riffle - shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermixcut - divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult; "Wayne cut"; "She cut the deck for a long time" |
shuffleverb1. shamble, stagger, stumble, lumber, dodder She shuffled across the kitchen.2. scuffle, drag, scrape, scuff He shuffled his feet along the gravel path.3. rearrange, jumble, reorganize, mix, shift, disorder, disarrange, intermix The silence lengthened as he unnecessarily shuffled some papers.shuffleverb1. To drag (the feet) along the floor or ground while walking:scuff, scuffle, shamble.2. To mix together so as to change the order of arrangement:jumble, scramble.Games: riffle.3. To proceed or perform in an unsteady, faltering manner:blunder, bumble, bungle, flounder, fudge, fumble, limp, muddle, stagger, stumble.4. To use evasive or deliberately vague language:equivocate, euphemize, hedge, tergiversate, weasel.Informal: pussyfoot, waffle.Idioms: beat about the bush, mince words.5. To stray from truthfulness or sincerity:equivocate, palter, prevaricate.nounThe use or an instance of equivocal language:ambiguity, equivocation, equivoque, euphemism, hedge, prevarication, tergiversation, weasel word.Informal: waffle.Translationsshuffle (ˈʃafl) verb1. to move (one's feet) along the ground etc without lifting them. Do stop shuffling (your feet)!; The old man shuffled along the street. 拖著腳走 拖着脚走2. to mix (playing-cards etc). It's your turn to shuffle (the cards). 洗牌 洗牌 noun an act of shuffling. He gave the cards a shuffle. 洗 混合,洗牌 shuffle
lost in the shuffleLost, ignored, or forgotten amid a confusing mix of things or during a chaotic situation. A: "Where's my homework?" B: "Here, it was lost in the shuffle on the kitchen table." There was a lot going on last month, so I'm afraid some of our usual obligations got lost in the shuffle. Don't sit all the way back there, or you'll get lost in the shuffle.See also: lost, shuffleshuffle off this mortal coilTo die. An allusion to a line in Shakespeare's Hamlet, in which Hamlet muses on what happens to the spirit after death. I've been giving my money away to my children over the past few years—I don't want them squabbling over it when I shuffle off this mortal coil. I heard that Jenkins shuffled off this mortal coil over the weekend.See also: coil, mortal, off, shuffle, thisbe lost in the shuffleTo be lost, ignored, or forgotten amid a confusing mix of things or during a chaotic situation. A: "Where's my homework?" B: "Here, it was lost in the shuffle on the kitchen table." There was a lot going on last month, so I'm afraid some of our usual obligations got lost in the shuffle. Don't sit all the way back there, or you'll get lost in the shuffle.See also: lost, shuffleshuffle the cardsTo rearrange, reorganize, or restructure something, especially an established policy or organization. The team has yet to find consistency in their play style, and it's no wonder with the way the coach keeps shuffling the cards. The new president is looking to shuffle the cards of the previous administrations policies. If we want to fix the issue in this industry, we'll need to do more than just shuffle the cards around a bit.See also: card, shuffleshuffle off1. Literally, to leave or depart while dragging or sliding one's feet. The child shuffled off after being scolded by his parents. We all shuffled off back to our desks after the lunch break ended.2. To leave or depart, especially slowly, gradually, or reluctantly. The party carried on into the night, and people didn't start shuffling off until nearly dawn. The student shuffled off dejectedly out of class after finding out she'd gotten a D on her test.3. To dispose, get rid, or divest oneself of something, especially in a hasty or evasive manner. A noun or pronoun can be used between "shuffle" and "off", in which case it is usually followed by "(on)to (someone or something)." The politician has been shuffling off his investments in the company to avoid public perception of corruption. We've been shuffling these tasks off to our smaller teams to allow our bigger teams to focus on our more important projects.4. To avoid, evade, or neglect something, especially some duty or responsibility. A noun or pronoun can be used between "shuffle" and "off", in which case it is usually followed by "(on)to (someone or something)." We all shuffled off classes for the day and took the train out to Coney Island. It came to light that Bill had been shuffling his reports off onto his secretary so that he could go out drinking.See also: off, shuffleshuffle off this mortal coilEuph. to die. (Often jocular or formal euphemism. Not often used in consoling someone.) Cousin Fred shuffled off this mortal coil after suffering a heart attack. When I shuffle off this mortal coil, I want to go out in style—bells, flowers, and a long, boring funeral.See also: coil, mortal, off, shuffle, thislost in the shuffleFailing to stand out among others, as in In that huge economics class Jane's afraid she'll get lost in the shuffle. This metaphoric term alludes to mixing playing cards before dealing them. [c. 1900] See also: lost, shuffleshuffle off1. Get rid of, act evasively, as in They've tried to shuffle off public inquiries about the safety of their planes. This usage, dating from about 1600, also appears in the oft-quoted shuffle off this mortal coil, from Shakespeare's Hamlet (3:1), where it means "become freed from the turmoil of life," that is, "die." 2. Move away reluctantly, dragging one's feet, as in The prisoners shuffled off to their work detail. [Late 1500s] See also: off, shufflelost in the shuffle mainly AMERICANIf someone or something gets lost in the shuffle, nobody notices them or pays them any attention. A lot of great bands are lost in the shuffle as the record companies try to get the widest market possible. It is quite possible that campaign finance reform will get lost in the shuffle of White House priorities. Note: When packs of cards are properly shuffled (= mixed), it is impossible to know where a particular card is. See also: lost, shuffleshuffle off this mortal coil die. literary Shuffle off this mortal coil is a quotation from Shakespeare 's Hamlet. This mortal coil is sometimes used independently to mean ‘the fact or state of being alive’, with the suggestion that this is a troublesome state, since coil retains here its archaic sense of ‘turmoil’. 1986 Dudley Moore Off-Beat He was just one of a number of distinguished composers who have shuffled off their mortal coil in a variety of unusual ways. See also: coil, mortal, off, shuffle, thisbe (or get) lost in the shuffle be overlooked or missed in a confused or crowded situation. North American informalSee also: lost, shuffleshuffle the cards change policy or direction.See also: card, shufflelose somebody/something in the ˈshuffle (American English) (usually used in the passive) not notice somebody/something or pay attention to somebody/something because of a confusing situation: She was so busy at work, her marriage was getting lost in the shuffle. ♢ We feel that if schools are too big, it’s easy for a student to be lost in the shuffle.See also: lose, shuffle, somebody, somethingshuffle off this mortal ˈcoil (old-fashioned or humorous) die: They believe that when they shuffle off this mortal coil their souls will become stars.This expression comes from Shakespeare’s play Hamlet.See also: coil, mortal, off, shuffle, thisshuffle offv.1. To go with short sliding steps, without or barely lifting the feet: The sleepy children shuffled off to bed.2. To leave; depart: Toward the end of the evening, the guests shuffled off one by one.3. To rid oneself of something; dispose of or relocate something: I have not been able to shuffle off my embarrassment. The computer program automatically shuffles the outdated files off to another disk.4. To evade or shirk something, such as a responsibility: He shuffled off his responsibilities and went to the beach. She shuffled her work off onto others because she wasn't feeling well.See also: off, shufflelost in the shufflePart of a large group and not standing out; lost in the crowd. The term alludes to the thorough mixing of playing cards before dealing, and was transferred to human beings about 1900. A piece by Damon Runyon in Collier’s magazine in 1930 stated, “I find we are about lost in the shuffle of guys with little mustaches.”See also: lost, shuffleshuffle off this mortal coilDie. This phrase that appears in Hamlet combines the archaic meaning of two words. “Shuffle” meant “rid,” while “coil” meant “troubles.” As Shakespeare put it, “What dreams may come / When we have shuffled off this mortal coil / Must give us pause.”See also: coil, mortal, off, shuffle, thisEncyclopediaSeeiPod shuffleshuffle
Synonyms for shuffleverb shambleSynonyms- shamble
- stagger
- stumble
- lumber
- dodder
verb scuffleSynonymsverb rearrangeSynonyms- rearrange
- jumble
- reorganize
- mix
- shift
- disorder
- disarrange
- intermix
Synonyms for shuffleverb to drag (the feet) along the floor or ground while walkingSynonymsverb to mix together so as to change the order of arrangementSynonymsverb to proceed or perform in an unsteady, faltering mannerSynonyms- blunder
- bumble
- bungle
- flounder
- fudge
- fumble
- limp
- muddle
- stagger
- stumble
verb to use evasive or deliberately vague languageSynonyms- equivocate
- euphemize
- hedge
- tergiversate
- weasel
- pussyfoot
- waffle
verb to stray from truthfulness or sinceritySynonyms- equivocate
- palter
- prevaricate
noun the use or an instance of equivocal languageSynonyms- ambiguity
- equivocation
- equivoque
- euphemism
- hedge
- prevarication
- tergiversation
- weasel word
- waffle
Synonyms for shufflenoun the act of mixing cards haphazardlySynonymsRelated Words- reordering
- reshuffling
- reshuffle
- riffle
- card game
- cards
noun walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feetSynonyms- shamble
- shambling
- shuffling
Related Wordsverb walk by dragging one's feetSynonymsRelated Wordsverb move about, move back and forthRelated Wordsverb mix so as to make a random order or arrangementSynonymsRelated Words- manipulate
- reshuffle
- riffle
- cut
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