shuffle

/ˈʃʌfəl/
verb
  1. To walk by dragging one's feet along the ground without lifting them fully.
    • She shuffled her feet nervously while waiting for the interview.
    • The children shuffled through the fallen leaves on their way to school.
    • The tired old man shuffled slowly down the hallway.
  2. To mix playing cards into a random order before a game.
    • Please shuffle the deck before dealing the cards.
    • He shuffled the cards expertly and dealt them to the players.
    • The dealer shuffled the cards three times to ensure fairness.
  3. To rearrange or move things around in a disorganized or casual way.
    • He shuffled through his pockets searching for his keys.
    • The manager shuffled the team's schedule to accommodate the new project.
    • She shuffled the papers on her desk looking for the lost document.
  4. To play music in a random order, especially on a digital device.
    • I set my phone to shuffle all my favorite songs.
    • The app will shuffle the playlist so you hear different songs each time.
    • He shuffled the album and discovered a track he had never heard before.
Antonyms
noun
  1. A slow, dragging walk.
    • The prisoner's shuffle echoed down the corridor.
    • She walked with a tired shuffle after a long day at work.
    • We could hear the shuffle of his slippers on the wooden floor.
  2. An act of mixing playing cards into a random order.
    • Give the deck a good shuffle before we start.
    • The dealer performed a perfect shuffle with one hand.
    • A quick shuffle of the cards was all that was needed.
  3. A random order or rearrangement, especially of music tracks.
    • He pressed shuffle and let the music surprise him.
    • I put my music player on shuffle for the road trip.
    • The shuffle of the playlist gave us a nice variety of songs.
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