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- Dictionaryriffle/ˈrɪfl/
verb
- 1. turn over something, especially the pages of a book, quickly and casually: "he riffled through the pages"
- 2. shuffle (playing cards) by flicking up and releasing the corners or sides of two piles of cards so that they intermingle and may be slid together to form a single pile: "he riffled the deck of cards"
noun
- 1. an act or sound of riffling through something: "just a riffle through the books"
- 2. a rocky or shallow part of a stream or river where the water flows brokenly: North American "the river's sweeping riffles and deep pools provide a superb habitat for salmon"
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RIFFLE definition: 1. to look quickly through the pages of a book, magazine, etc., or through a collection of things…. Learn more.
1. : to ruffle slightly : ripple. 2. a. : to leaf through hastily. specifically : to leaf by sliding a thumb along the edge of the leaves. riffle a stack of paper. b. : to shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix. 3. : to manipulate (small objects) idly between the fingers.
noun. a rapid in a stream. a rocky shoal causing a rapid. a ripple on water. mining a contrivance on the bottom of a sluice, containing transverse grooves for trapping particles of gold. the act or an instance of riffling.
RIFFLE meaning: 1. to look quickly through the pages of a book, magazine, etc., or through a collection of things…. Learn more.
verb. 1. (when intr, often foll by through) to flick rapidly through (the pages of a book, magazine, etc), esp in a desultory manner. 2. to shuffle (playing cards) by halving the pack and flicking the adjacent corners together. 3. to make or become a riffle. noun. 4. US and Canadian. a. a rapid in a stream. b. a rocky shoal causing a rapid. c.
Definition of riffle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) verb. stir up (water) so as to form ripples. synonyms: cockle, ripple, ruffle, undulate. see more.
n. v.t. 1. to flip hastily with the fingers; flutter: to riffle papers. 2. to shuffle (cards) by dividing a deck in two, raising the corners of the cards slightly, and allowing them to fall alternately together. 3. to cause a ripple in or upon.
A complete guide to the word "RIFFLE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Riffle definition, to turn hastily; flutter and shift: to riffle a stack of letters; to riffle through a book. See more.
