"shuffle" in the noun sense

1. shuffle, shuffling, make

the act of mixing cards haphazardly

2. shamble, shambling, shuffle, shuffling

walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet

"from his shambling I assumed he was very old"

"shuffle" in the verb sense

1. shuffle, scuffle, shamble

walk by dragging one's feet

"he shuffled out of the room"

"We heard his feet shuffling down the hall"

2. shuffle

move about, move back and forth

"He shuffled his funds among different accounts in various countries so as to avoid the IRS"

3. shuffle, ruffle, mix

mix so as to make a random order or arrangement

"shuffle the cards"

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