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Definition of Riffle

1. Verb. Twitch or flutter. "The paper flicked"

2. Noun. A small wave on the surface of a liquid.

3. Verb. Look through a book or other written material. "The customs agents riffle the bags for drugs "; "She leafed through the volume"

4. Noun. Shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners.

5. Verb. Stir up (water) so as to form ripples.

6. Verb. Shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix.

Definition of Riffle

1. n. 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.

2. n. A ripple in a stream or current of water; also, a place where the water ripples, as on a shallow rapid.

Definition of Riffle

1. Noun. A fast-flowing, shallow part of a stream causing broken water. ¹

2. Noun. A succession of small waves. ¹

3. Noun. 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 trough. ¹

4. Noun. A quick skim through the pages of a book. ¹

5. Noun. The act of shuffling cards; the sound made while shuffling cards. ¹

6. Verb. (intransitive) To flow over a fast moving shallow part of a stream. ¹

7. Verb. (transitive) To ruffle with a rippling action. ¹

8. Verb. (intransitive) To skim or flick through the pages of a book. ¹

9. Verb. (transitive) To leaf through rapidly. ¹

10. Verb. (transitive) To shuffle playing cards by separating the deck in two and sliding the thumbs along the edges of the cards to mix the two parts. ¹

11. Verb. (transitive) To idly manipulate objects with the fingers. ¹

12. Verb. (transitive) To prepare samples of material using a riffler. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Riffle

1. to flip through hastily [v -FLED, -FLING, -FLES]

Medical Definition of Riffle

1. 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. Origin: CF. G. Riffeln, riefeln, to groove. Cf. Rifle a gun. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Riffle

rifapentine rife rifely rifeness rifenesses rifer rifest riff riff-raff riffage

riffages riffed riffier riffiest riffing riffle (current term) riffled rifflers riffles riffling

riffly riffraff riffraffs riffs riffwise riffy rifle rifle ball

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