Collocations for "shuffle"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "shuffle" in context.
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shuffle
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [cabinet, work, midseason, party] shuffle
- changed [desks, jobs] following an office shuffle
- put the [MP3, CD] player on shuffle
- switch the [MP3] player to shuffle
- the [MP3] player is on shuffle
- play the [tracks, songs, music] on shuffle
- a [track, playlist, song] shuffle
- give the [cards, deck, pack] a shuffle
- heard the shuffle of [footsteps, hooves]
- walked with a [lazy, slow, hesitant] shuffle
- knows how to dance the shuffle
- UK, slang, sexually offensive: have a five-knuckle shuffle
- shuffle [cards, the deck, papers]
- shuffle around the [room, office, place]
- shuffle into the [room]
- shuffle out of the [room]
- shuffle through the [room]
- shuffle your feet
- shuffle (up) to the [edge, counter, her]
- shuffle off to [bed, her house, class]
- shuffle [uneasily, awkwardly, slowly]
- shuffle off [a responsibility, an obligation, a duty]
'shuffle' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):