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shuffled
We have found lemma(root) word of shuffled : shuffle.
Definitions
[ˈʃʌfl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- walk by dragging one's feet along or without lifting them fully from the ground
(e.g: I stepped into my skis and shuffled to the edge of the steep slope)
- rearrange (a pack of cards) by sliding them over each other quickly
(e.g: he shuffled the cards and cut the deck)
- behave in a shifty or evasive manner
(e.g: Mr Milles did not frankly own it, but seem'd to shuffle about it)
Phrases:
- get lost in the shuffle
- shuffle the cards
Origin
:
mid 16th century: perhaps from Low German schuffeln ‘walk clumsily’, also ‘deal dishonestly, shuffle (cards)’, of Germanic origin; related to shove and scuffle
[ˈʃʌfl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a shuffling movement, walk, or sound
(e.g: there was a shuffle of approaching feet)
- an act of shuffling a pack of cards
(e.g: the discard is removed from the deck until the next shuffle)
- a piece of equivocation or subterfuge
Phrases:
- get lost in the shuffle
- shuffle the cards
Origin
:
mid 16th century: perhaps from Low German schuffeln ‘walk clumsily’, also ‘deal dishonestly, shuffle (cards)’, of Germanic origin; related to shove and scuffle
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