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• Shuffle (disambiguation) — The terms shuffle or shuffling may refer to any of the following:An act of randomization: * shuffling the arbitrary reordering of items, especially a deck of cards, to introduce an element of chance in their selection * Shuffle play, the… …   Wikipedia

• shuffle — ► VERB 1) walk by dragging one s feet along or without lifting them fully from the ground. 2) restlessly shift one s position. 3) rearrange (a pack of cards) by sliding them over each other quickly. 4) (shuffle through) sort or look through (a… …   English terms dictionary

• shuffle — /shuf euhl/, v., shuffled, shuffling, n. v.i. 1. to walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait. 2. to scrape the feet over the floor in dancing. 3. to move clumsily (usually fol. by into): to shuffle into one s… …   Universalium

• shuffle — shuf•fle [[t]ˈʃʌf əl[/t]] v. fled, fling, n. 1) to walk without lifting the feet; shamble 2) mad to slide the feet lazily in dancing 3) to move clumsily (usu. fol. by into): to shuffle into one s clothes[/ex] 4) to act evasively: to shuffle out… …   From formal English to slang

• shuffle — [ ʃʌf(ə)l] verb 1》 walk by dragging one s feet along or without lifting them fully from the ground.     ↘restlessly shift one s position.     ↘(shuffle something off/shuffle out of something) get out of or avoid a responsibility or obligation. 2》 …   English new terms dictionary

• shuffle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. rearrange, switch, shift, mix, intermingle, jumble; scuff, drag; fidget; scuffle, shamble, slouch; equivocate, quibble, evade. See interchange, slowness, changeableness. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To move …   English dictionary for students

• shuffle — verb 1) they shuffled along the passage Syn: shamble, drag one s feet, totter, dodder 2) she shuffled her feet Syn: scrape, drag, scuffle, scuff 3) he shuffled the cards …   Thesaurus of popular words

• shuffle — verb 1) they shuffled along the passage Syn: shamble, dodder, drag one s feet 2) she shuffled her feet Syn: scrape, drag, scuffle 3) he shuffled the cards Syn …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• shuffle — shuf·fle || ʃʌfl n. slow dragging gait; evasion, avoidance; mixing of playing cards; mixture, jumble; sliding dance step v. mix, scramble; walk slowly while dragging one s feet; evade, avoid; rearrange the order of playing cards; make a… …   English contemporary dictionary

• shuffle — [shuf′əl] vt. shuffled, shuffling [Early ModE, prob. < or akin to LowG schuffeln, to walk clumsily, shuffle cards < base of SHOVE] 1. a) to move (the feet) with a dragging or shoving gait b) to perform (a dance) with such steps 2. to mix… …   English World dictionary

• Shuffle — Shuf fle, v. i. 1. To change the relative position of cards in a pack; as, to shuffle and cut. [1913 Webster] 2. To change one s position; to shift ground; to evade questions; to resort to equivocation; to prevaricate. [1913 Webster] I myself …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English