shuffle meaning and definition

SHUFFLE noun

Definition of shuffle (noun)

1. the act of mixing cards haphazardly
   • synonyms: make, shuffling
2. walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
   • "from his shambling I assumed he was very old"
   • synonyms: shamble, shambling, shuffling

SHUFFLE verb

Definition of shuffle (verb)

1. walk by dragging one's feet
   • "he shuffled out of the room"; "We heard his feet shuffling down the hall"
   • synonyms: scuffle, shamble
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"
   • synonyms: mix, ruffle