Shuffling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet

the act of mixing cards haphazardly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈʌflɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈʌflɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈʌflɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ʃˈʌflɪŋ/.

Examples

from his shambling I assumed he was very old
he shuffled out of the room
We heard his feet shuffling down the hall

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

make mix ruffle shamble shuffle scuffle shambling

Parts of Speech

noun	walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet “from his shambling I assumed he was very old”
noun	the act of mixing cards haphazardly
verb	walk by dragging one's feet “he shuffled out of the room”
verb	move about, move back and forth “He shuffled his funds among different accounts in various countries so as to avoid the IRS”
verb	mix so as to make a random order or arrangement “shuffle the cards”

Word Forms

shamble	verb	walk by dragging one's feet
shuffle	verb	walk by dragging one's feet
shuffler	noun	someone who walks without raising the feet
shuffle	noun	walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
shuffling	noun	walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
shambling	noun	walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
shamble	noun	walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet
mix	noun	an event that combines things in a mixture

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schlurfen

Gehen Sie mit einer langsamen Schleppbewegung, ohne die Füße anzuheben

🇫🇷French

mélanger

marcher avec un lent mouvement de traînée sans lever les pieds

🇪🇸Spanish

arrastramiento

caminar con un movimiento de arrastre lento sin levantar los pies

🇮🇹Italian

mescolamento

camminare con un movimento lento e trascinante senza sollevare i piedi

🇳🇱Dutch

schuifelen

lopen met een langzame sleepbeweging zonder uw voeten op te tillen

🇵🇹Portuguese

embaralhando

andando com um movimento lento de arrastar sem levantar os pés

🇷🇺Russian

перетасовка

ходьба медленными волочащимися движениями, не поднимая ног

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पुथल

अपने पैरों को ऊपर उठाए बिना धीमी गति से घसीटते हुए चलना

🇧🇩Bengali

এলোমেলো

আপনার পা না তুলেই ধীর গতিতে টেনে নিয়ে হাঁটা

🇮🇳Tamil

கலக்கல்

உங்கள் கால்களை உயர்த்தாமல் மெதுவாக இழுக்கும் இயக்கத்துடன் நடப்பது

🇮🇳Marathi

शफलिंग

पाय न उचलता हळू ड्रॅगिंग मोशनने चालणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

શફલિંગ

તમારા પગ ઉપાડ્યા વિના ધીમી ખેંચવાની ગતિ સાથે ચાલવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಲೆಸುವುದು

ನಿಮ್ಮ ಪಾದಗಳನ್ನು ಎತ್ತದೆ ನಿಧಾನವಾಗಿ ಎಳೆಯುವ ಚಲನೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ನಡೆಯುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഷഫിൾ ചെയ്യുന്നു

നിങ്ങളുടെ കാലുകൾ ഉയർത്താതെ സാവധാനത്തിലുള്ള ഇഴയുന്ന ചലനത്തോടെ നടക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਫਲਿੰਗ

ਆਪਣੇ ਪੈਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਚੁੱਕੇ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਹੌਲੀ ਖਿੱਚਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਗਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਚੱਲਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

شفلنگ

اپنے پیروں کو اٹھائے بغیر آہستہ گھسیٹنے والی حرکت کے ساتھ چلنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

洗牌

缓慢拖行行走，不抬脚

🇯🇵Japanese

シャッフリング

足を上げずにゆっくりと引きずりながら歩くこと

🇰🇷Korean

섞는 것

발을 들지 않고 천천히 끌면서 걷기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xáo trộn

đi bộ với chuyển động kéo chậm mà không nhấc chân lên

🇹🇭Thai

กำลังสับ

เดินลากช้าๆ โดยไม่ยกเท้าขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyeret

berjalan dengan gerakan menyeret perlahan tanpa mengangkat kaki

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbabalasa

naglalakad na may mabagal na paggalaw ng pagkaladkad nang hindi itinataas ang iyong mga paa

🇲🇾Malay

mengesot

berjalan dengan gerakan menyeret perlahan tanpa mengangkat kaki

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خلط

المشي بحركة سحب بطيئة دون رفع قدميك

🇮🇷Persian

به هم زدن

راه رفتن با یک حرکت کششی آهسته بدون بلند کردن پاهای خود

🇹🇷Turkish

karıştırma

ayaklarınızı kaldırmadan yavaş sürükleme hareketiyle yürümek

🇮🇱Hebrew

דשדוש

ללכת בתנועת גרירה איטית מבלי להרים את הרגליים

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The primary meaning of 'shuffling' is 'walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet'.

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