Definition of riffle
English to English noun - a small wave on the surface of a liquid
source: WordNet 3.0 - shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners
source: WordNet 3.0 - A trough or sluice having cleats, grooves, or steps across the bottom for holding quicksilver and catching particles of gold when auriferous earth is washed; also, one of the cleats, grooves, or steps in such a trough. Also called ripple.
source: Webster 1913 - A ripple in a stream or current of water; also, a place where the water ripples, as on a shallow rapid.
source: Webster 1913 verb - twitch or flutter
The paper flicked.
source: WordNet 3.0 - look through a book or other written material
He thumbed through the report.
She leafed through the volume.
source: WordNet 3.0 - stir up (water) so as to form ripples
source: WordNet 3.0 - shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix
source: WordNet 3.0
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riffle, rifle, raffle, ruffle, riple, revile, ripple, ribible, ru bible, reveille, rufol, rival, roble, rivel, ruble, revivable, rabble, ropily, rupial, reflow
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