verb / noun
shuffle
Rearranging people or things into a different, often random order.
He shuffles the two halves of the card deck together.
Etymology
Shuffle's pushing and shifting senses developed into mixing items about. The modern use emphasizes changing their order, often so the result is unpredictable.
In context
Yeah right. That was just half the thing. Oh. Oh, I was about to say, right? How are we supposed to play Uno like that? Y'all know how to shuffle? You know how to shuffle them a little bit.
More examples
- The manager shuffled the assignments.
- A quick shuffle changed the order.
- We are shuffling the playlist before the party.
Forms
shuffle · shuffles · shuffled · shuffling
Similar words
- rearrange
- Rearrange need not imply random order.
- mix
- Mix need not preserve separate items while changing their order.