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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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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.
RIFFLE definition: 1. to look quickly through the pages of a book, magazine, etc., or through a collection of things…. Learn more.
Riffle definition: to turn hastily; flutter and shift. See examples of RIFFLE used in a sentence.
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.
Jun 2, 2024 · riffle (third-person singular simple present riffles, present participle riffling, simple past and past participle riffled) ( intransitive ) To flow over a swift, shallow part of a stream. ( transitive ) To ruffle with a rippling action.
Definition of riffle verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and 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.
noun. shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners. see more. verb. shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix. see more. noun. a small wave on the surface of a liquid. synonyms: ripple, rippling, wavelet. see more. verb.
Riffle definition, to turn hastily; flutter and shift: to riffle a stack of letters; to riffle through a book. See more.
