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shuffle

 
 
/ˈʃʌfl/ verb

Definition

WALK [I] to walk slowly without lifting your feet off the floor: I heard him shuffling around downstairs.
ARRANGE [I, T] If you shuffle papers or cards, you mix them or arrange them in a different order.
MOVE [I, T] to move your body or feet a little because you feel nervous or uncomfortable: People started shuffling their feet and looking at their watches.
(Definition of shuffle verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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