shuffle
verb (used without object)
to walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait.
have shuffled
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present perfectof shuffle.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Yesterday’s earnings reports may have shuffled the rankings among Big Tech players.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2025
“I have shuffled off this mortal coil in accordance with the immutable law that there are only two certainties in life: death and taxes,” his message said, adding, “I rest in peace.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2025
We have shuffled things about a little bit and it keeps other teams on their toes.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2023
Some scientists argue that burrowing termites may have shuffled Madjedbebe’s ground, and question its date.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 13, 2023
Grandpa Keeler sighed still more deeply, gazed wistfully towards the barn, as though he would fain have shuffled out in that direction; but the weather being so warm, he refrained.
From Cape Cod Folks by Sarah P. McLean Greene
