shuffle

shuf|fle1 [ `ʃʌfl ] verb *

1. ) intransitive to walk slowly and noisily without lifting your feet

a ) intransitive or transitive to keep moving your feet because you are nervous, embarrassed, or bored

2. ) transitive to change the order of papers or other things in a group

a ) intransitive or transitive to put cards into a different order in the DECK before you DEAL them to players at the beginning of a game

╾ shuf|fler noun count

,shuffle `through phrasal verb transitive

shuffle through something to look for something in a group of things, in a container, or in your pockets:

He sat there, shuffling through the papers on his desk.

shuffle

shuf|fle 2 [ `ʃʌfl ] noun

1. ) singular a slow noisy way of walking

2. ) count the act of changing the order of cards in a DECK before you DEAL them to players at the beginning of a game

be/get lost in the shuffle

to not be dealt with correctly because so many other things are being done at the same time