🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Mischen

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈmɪʃən

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Shuffle/ˈʃʌf.əl/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Sie beschloss, die Karten zu mischen, bevor sie austeilte."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To mix or rearrange in a random order.

    "She decided to shuffle the deck of cards before dealing."
As noun
  1. 1

    A movement or action of shuffling.

    "The shuffle of feet could be heard as the dancers took their positions."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'shuffle' originates from the Middle English 'shufflen', which is a frequentative form of 'shuff', meaning to push or move. Its usage evolved in the late 15th century to describe the action of mixing or rearranging items, particularly cards.

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