shuffle

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

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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