Past tense of shuffle
regular verb
The past tense of shuffle is shuffled. The past participle is also shuffled.
Forms of shuffle
| Base form (V1) | shuffle /ˈʃʌfəl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | shuffled |
| Past participle (V3) | shuffled |
| Present participle | shuffling /ˈʃʌfl̩ɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | shuffles |
Shuffled in a sentence
- The data packets are shuffled before transmission.
- Behind her, she heard the flutter of cards being shuffled back into the pack.2015, Abra S.W., A Circus of Brass and Bone, Bimulous Books
- The cards were shuffled, and the croupier dealt.From the entry deal
- It shuffled the cards in our region and changed the perception that Israel is an undefeatable country.2015, Eli Avidar, The Abyss: Bridging the Divide between Israel and the Arab World. From the entry shuffle the cards
- I shuffled from one foot to the other outside the room, as I delayed going in.2013, Susan Clare, Namaste Baby: A Journey to Surrogacy in India, Troubador Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 241. From the entry namaste
Meaning of shuffle
- noun The act of mixing cards or mah-jong tiles so as to randomize them.
- noun The act of reordering anything, such as music tracks in a media player.
- noun An instance of walking without lifting one's feet.
Questions about the past tense of shuffle
- What is the past tense of shuffle?
- The past tense of shuffle is shuffled.
- What is the past participle of shuffle?
- The past participle of shuffle is shuffled.
- Is shuffle a regular or irregular verb?
- Shuffle is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: shuffle (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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