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Added 10 October 2026

shuffle

/ˈʃʌfəl/ noun

In Latin: misceo Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about shuffle at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The act of mixing cards or mah-jong tiles so as to randomize them.
He made a real mess of the last shuffle.
The act of reordering anything, such as music tracks in a media player.
An instance of walking without lifting one's feet.
The sad young girl left with a tired shuffle.

verb

To put in a random order.
Don't forget to shuffle the cards.
To change; modify the order of something.
To move in a slovenly, dragging manner; to drag or scrape the feet in walking or dancing.
He shuffled out of the room.

Origin

Originally the same word as scuffle, and properly a frequentative of shove.

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