shuffling
/ˈʃʌfəlɪŋ/
noun
- A dragging, sliding walk or gait.
- The dance involved a quick shuffle to the left.
- His tired shuffle told us he had been working all day.
- We could hear the shuffle of his slippers on the floor.
- An act of mixing or rearranging items, especially cards or a playlist.
- Give the deck a good shuffle before you start.
- I put my music on shuffle for the road trip.
- The shuffle of papers on the desk sounded like a secret code.
verb
- To walk by dragging one's feet along the ground without lifting them fully.
- Tired after the long hike, they shuffled back to the campsite.
- She shuffled across the room in her slippers.
- The old man was shuffling slowly down the hallway.
- To mix or rearrange (cards, papers, or other items) into a random order.
- I shuffled the playlist so the songs would play in a different order.
- He shuffled the deck of cards before dealing.
- The secretary shuffled the papers on her desk looking for the report.
- To move or shift things around in a clumsy or evasive way.
- He shuffled his feet nervously during the interview.
- The manager shuffled the employees' schedules to cover the shift.
- They shuffled the furniture around to make more space.