shuffle
verb · noun
Simple meaning
Mix so as to make a random order or arrangement.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
shuhfuhlSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈʃʌfəl
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
ambitransitive
Mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
ambitransitive
To put in a random order.
To change one's position; to shift ground; to evade questions; to resort to equivocation; to prevaricate.
To change; modify the order of something.
To use arts or expedients; to make shift.
To shove one way and the other; to push from one to another.
noun
The act of mixing cards haphazardly
The act of mixing cards or mah-jong tiles so as to randomize them.
The act of reordering anything, such as music tracks in a media player.
Walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
An instance of walking without lifting one's feet.
A trick; an artifice; an evasion.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
Used this way, shuffle is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use shuffle
- “He shuffled out of the room.”verb
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Inflected forms
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Walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet.
Compound terms
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Tap dancing wearing shoes that have soft soles.
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