Shuffle meaning

What does “shuffle” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“shuffle” is a noun and verb with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the act of mixing cards haphazardly.

shuffle

noun

  1. the act of mixing cards haphazardly

  2. walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet

    “from his shambling I assumed he was very old”

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”

    Synonymsrufflemix

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University