shuffle

shuffle
I UK [ˈʃʌf(ə)l] / US verb
Word forms "shuffle":
present tense I/you/we/they shuffle he/she/it shuffles present participle shuffling past tense shuffled past participle shuffled
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1)
a) [intransitive] to walk slowly and noisily without lifting your feet
b) [intransitive/transitive] to keep moving your feet because you are nervous, embarrassed, or bored
2)
a) [transitive] to change the order of papers or other things in a group
b) [intransitive/transitive] to put cards into a different order in the pack before you deal them to players at the beginning of a game
Phrasal verbs:
Derived word:
shuffler
noun countable
Word forms "shuffler":
singular shuffler plural shufflers
II UK [ˈʃʌf(ə)l] / US noun
Word forms "shuffle":
singular shuffle plural shuffles
1) [singular] a slow noisy way of walking
2) [countable] the act of changing the order of cards in a pack before you deal them to players at the beginning of a game

be/get lost in the shuffle — to not be dealt with correctly because so many other things are being done at the same time


English dictionary. 2014.

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