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Meaning of shuffle

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

shuffle

Pronunciation:/ˈʃʌfəl/

noun

Definitions

  1. The act of shuffling cards.

    Example: He made a real mess of the last shuffle.

  2. The act of reordering anything, such as music tracks in a media player.

  3. An instance of walking without lifting one's feet.

    Example: The sad young girl left with a tired shuffle.

  4. (by extension) A rhythm commonly used in blues music. Consists of a series of triplet notes with the middle note missing, so that it sounds like a long note followed by a short note. Sounds like a walker dragging one foot.

verb

Definitions

  1. To put in a random order.

    Example: Don't forget to shuffle the cards.

  2. To change; modify the order of something.

  3. To move in a slovenly, dragging manner; to drag or scrape the feet in walking or dancing.

    Example: He shuffled out of the room.

  4. To change one's position; to shift ground; to evade questions; to resort to equivocation; to prevaricate.