shuffle
verb (used without object)
to walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait.
shuffles
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pluralof shuffle.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof shuffle (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
shuffleverb (used without object)to walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait.
Example Sentences
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The eight-speed transmission shuffles up to overdrive as soon as the throttle pressure slackens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Heineken’s move is the latest of CEO shuffles in the food and beverage industries.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Malik said 41.18 is “not a policy that solves homelessness,” but instead shuffles homeless people from street to street and district to district.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Before they can think about how uncomfortable it would be to live in that world, the endless scroll shuffles them along to another pristine box.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2025
Adam wanders to the side of the bed, pulling me along behind him like a mindless puppet, and shuffles his hand around the end table.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
