- shuffle walk
- noun
: a step-drag used in square dancing
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
shuffle walk
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shuffle — ► VERB 1) walk by dragging one s feet along or without lifting them fully from the ground. 2) restlessly shift one s position. 3) rearrange (a pack of cards) by sliding them over each other quickly. 4) (shuffle through) sort or look through (a… … English terms dictionary
shuffle — [shuf′əl] vt. shuffled, shuffling [Early ModE, prob. < or akin to LowG schuffeln, to walk clumsily, shuffle cards < base of SHOVE] 1. a) to move (the feet) with a dragging or shoving gait b) to perform (a dance) with such steps 2. to mix… … English World dictionary
walk — [n1] brief travel on foot airing, carriage, circuit, constitutional, gait, hike, jaunt, march, pace, parade, perambulation, peregrination, promenade, ramble, saunter, schlepp*, step, stretch, stride, stroll, tour, traipse, tramp, tread, turn;… … New thesaurus
shuffle — shuf|fle1 [ˈʃʌfəl] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from shove] 1.) [I always + adverb/preposition] to walk very slowly and noisily, without lifting your feet off the ground shuffle forward/over/back etc ▪ The official signaled to one of the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
walk — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. ramble, stroll, promenade, wander, saunter, travel(on foot), march, parade, tramp, hike, constitutional (inf.); path[way]; gait, carriage, tread, pace, step; calling, occupation; sphere, province,… … English dictionary for students
shuffle — [ ʃʌf(ə)l] verb 1》 walk by dragging one s feet along or without lifting them fully from the ground. ↘restlessly shift one s position. ↘(shuffle something off/shuffle out of something) get out of or avoid a responsibility or obligation. 2》 … English new terms dictionary
shuffle — [c]/ˈʃʌfəl / (say shufuhl) verb (shuffled, shuffling) –verb (i) 1. to walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait. 2. to scrape the feet over the floor in dancing. 3. to get (into, etc.) in a clumsy manner: to shuffle… …
shuffle — /shuf euhl/, v., shuffled, shuffling, n. v.i. 1. to walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait. 2. to scrape the feet over the floor in dancing. 3. to move clumsily (usually fol. by into): to shuffle into one s… … Universalium
shuffle — [[t]ʃʌ̱f(ə)l[/t]] shuffles, shuffling, shuffled 1) VERB If you shuffle somewhere, you walk there without lifting your feet properly off the ground. [V prep/adv] Moira shuffled across the kitchen... [V prep/adv] They shuffled along somewhat… … English dictionary
Shuffle (disambiguation) — The terms shuffle or shuffling may refer to any of the following:An act of randomization: * shuffling the arbitrary reordering of items, especially a deck of cards, to introduce an element of chance in their selection * Shuffle play, the… … Wikipedia
