 riffle |
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| 1. | [ verb ] twitch or flutter | |
| Synonyms: | ruffle flick | |
| Examples: | "the paper flicked" |
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| Related terms: | move | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a small wave on the surface of a liquid | |
| Synonyms: | ripple wavelet rippling | |
| Related terms: | wave ripple | |
| 3. | [ verb ] (cards) shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix | |
| Related terms: | shuffle card_game | |
| 4. | [ verb ] stir up (water) so as to form ripples | |
| Synonyms: | ripple undulate ruffle cockle | |
| Related terms: | flow ripple fold | |
| 5. | [ verb ] look through a book or other written material | |
| Synonyms: | flick leaf thumb riff flip | |
| Examples: | "He thumbed through the report" "She leafed through the volume" |
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| Related terms: | peruse leaf | |
| 6. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 6632 | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (cards) shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners | |
| Related terms: | shuffle | |
| Similar spelling: |
rifle ripple Ripley Riffel Ribble ruffle rival raffle |
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