Shuffle has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Verb
Noun
1
the act of mixing cards haphazardly
"The dealer shuffled the deck thoroughly before dealing the first hand."
2
walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
"from his shambling I assumed he was very old"
3
The act of shuffling cards.
"The dealer quickly shuffled the deck before dealing the first hand."
In plain English: A shuffle is when you move your feet by dragging them along the ground instead of lifting them up and down normally.
"The deck had been thoroughly shuffled before dealing began."
Verb
1
walk by dragging one's feet
"he shuffled out of the room"
"We heard his feet shuffling down the hall"
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"
4
To put in a random order.
"Before dealing the cards, I shuffled them to ensure they were in a completely random order."
Example Sentences
"The deck had been thoroughly shuffled before dealing began."
noun
"He made a quick shuffle to avoid the rain."
noun
"The cards were shuffled before being dealt."
noun
"A gentle shuffle on the floorboards announced her arrival."
noun
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Origin
The word shuffle originally meant to push or shove someone roughly, sharing its roots with the term scuffle. Over time, it evolved from describing physical pushing into its current meaning of moving feet without lifting them completely off the ground.