skyffla

Swedish

skyffla (present skyfflar, preterite skyfflade, supine skyfflat, imperative skyffla)

to shovel (move (something) with a shovel or similar tool)
Synonym: (in order to remove) skotta

att skyffla gödsel ― to shovel manure
(often with a particle like in (“in”) or undan (“away”)) to shove (e.g. food into one's mouth), to push (away, e.g. to clear a floor)
Han skyfflade in mat i munnen
He shoved food into his mouth

Han skyfflade undan leksakerna från golvet med foten
He cleared the toys from the floor with his foot
(figuratively) to move (something more or less abstract)
Han försökte skyffla över ansvaret på andra
He tried to shuffle off ("shovel") the responsibility onto others

Fångarna skyfflades runt mellan olika anstalter
The prisoners were shuffled ("shoveled") between different institutions