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Uncommonshuffle
The correct spelling is shuffle.
How to pronounce shuffle
/ˈʃʌfəl/
nounIPA: /ˈʃʌfəl/
Say it like: Shu-ffl-e
The correct spelling is shuffle. The act of shuffling cards. For example: "He made a real mess of the last shuffle."
Usage Examples
“He made a real mess of the last shuffle.”
“The sad young girl left with a tired shuffle.”
“Don't forget to shuffle the cards.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The act of shuffling cards.
- 2.The act of reordering anything, such as music tracks in a media player.
- 3.An instance of walking without lifting one's feet.
- 4.(by extension) A rhythm commonly used in blues music. Consists of a series of triplet notes with the middle note missing, so that it sounds like a long note followed by a short note. Sounds like a walker dragging one foot.
- 5.A trick; an artifice; an evasion.
verb
- 1.To put in a random order.
- 2.To change; modify the order of something.
- 3.To move in a slovenly, dragging manner; to drag or scrape the feet in walking or dancing.
- 4.To change one's position; to shift ground; to evade questions; to resort to equivocation; to prevaricate.
- 5.To use arts or expedients; to make shift.
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