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stingray shuffle

stingray shuffle noun: a walking technique used when entering the ocean to avoid stepping on buried stingrays; dragging and sliding one's feet along the sandy bottom instead of lifting them creates vibrations that alert the rays and give them a chance to safely swim away.

Noun

stingray shuffle (uncountable)

  1. (marine biology) A walking technique used when entering the ocean to avoid stepping on buried stingrays; dragging and sliding one's feet along the sandy bottom instead of lifting them creates vibrations that alert the rays and give them a chance to safely swim away.

Origin of stingray shuffle

stingray + shuffle.

Questions about stingray shuffle

What does stingray shuffle mean?
Stingray shuffle means a walking technique used when entering the ocean to avoid stepping on buried stingrays; dragging and sliding one's feet along the sandy bottom instead of lifting them creates vibrations that alert the rays and give them a chance to safely swim away.
What part of speech is stingray shuffle?
Stingray shuffle is a noun.

Words near stingray shuffle in the dictionary

  1. Stingly
  2. Stinglys
  3. stingo
  4. stingproof
  5. stingray
  6. stingray shuffle
  7. stingrays
  8. stings
  9. stings in tails
  10. stings in the tail
  11. stingy

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