shuffling Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
    shambling; shuffle; shamble.
    • from his shambling I assumed he was very old
  2. noun the act of mixing cards haphazardly
    make; shuffle.
  3. verb walk by dragging one's feet
    shuffle; scuffle; shamble.
    • he shuffled out of the room
    • We heard his feet shuffling down the hall
  4. verb move about, move back and forth
    shuffle.
    • He shuffled his funds among different accounts in various countries so as to avoid the IRS
  5. verb mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
    ruffle; shuffle; mix.
    • shuffle the cards

WordNet


Shuf"fling adjective
Definitions
  1. Moving with a dragging, scraping step. "A shuffling nag." Shak.
  2. Evasive; as, a shuffling excuse. T. Burnet.
Shuf"fling verb
Definitions
  1. In a shuffling manner.

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