26984 words

shuffle

15 definitions • 21 examples
1
to walk by pulling your feet slowly along the ground rather than lifting them:

Examples:

I love shuffling through the fallen leaves.
He shuffled into the kitchen, leaning on his walking stick.
Don't shuffle your feet like that! Walk normally.
2
to move your feet or bottom around, while staying in the same place, especially because you are uncomfortable, nervous, or embarrassed:

Examples:

The woman in front of me kept shuffling around in her seat all the way through the performance.
When I asked him where he'd been, he just looked at the ground and shuffled his feet.
3
to move similar things from one position or place to another, often to give an appearance of activity when nothing useful is being done:

Examples:

She shuffled her papers nervously on her desk.
Many prisoners have to be shuffled around police stations because of prison overcrowding.
4
to mix a set of playing cards without seeing their values before beginning a game, so that their order is not known to any of the players:

Examples:

It's your turn to shuffle the cards.
5
the act of moving things around from one position to another:

Examples:

She gave her papers a quick shuffle.
6
an occasion when the positions of people or things within a particular group are changed :

Examples:

We expect a Cabinet shuffle in the summer.
7
the act of mixing a set of playing cards before giving them out:

Examples:

Make sure you give the cards a good shuffle before you deal.
8
a feature of an MP3 player, mobile phone, etc. that plays songs in a random order:

Examples:

I put my iPod on shuffle and drove home.
a shuffle mode/function
9
a way of walking in which you pull your feet slowly along the ground rather than lifting them:

Examples:

He's got arthritis and walks with a shuffle.
10
to walk by sliding your feet, rather than lifting them as you step:

Examples:

[ I always + adv/prep ] Grandfather shuffled into the kitchen, leaning on his cane.
11
If you shuffle your feet, you move your feet slightly because you are uncomfortable or embarrassed:

Examples:

[ T ] When I asked where he’d been, he just stared at the ground and shuffled his feet.
12
to move things to different positions or into a different order:

Examples:

She shuffled papers on her desk as she waited for the phone to ring.
The software lets you shuffle all of your songs or albums with a single click.
13
the act of walking by sliding your feet:

Examples:

the shuffle of shoes on city sidewalks
14
the act of moving things to different positions or into a different order:

Examples:

She gave her papers a quick shuffle.
15
A shuffle is also a change in people or their positions in an organization:

Examples:

The top-level shuffle brought Groncki into the White House.

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