Definition of riffles Riffles

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Noun Plural: riffles
riffle - shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners
		make, shuffle, shuffling the act of mixing cards haphazardly
riffle - a small wave on the surface of a liquid
		ripple, rippling, wavelet
		moving ridge, wave a movement like that of a sudden occurrence or increase in a specified phenomenon; "a wave of settlers"; "troops advancing in waves"
Verb riffles, riffling, riffled
riffle - shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix
		shuffle, mix, ruffle mix so as to make a random order or arrangement; "shuffle the cards"
		card game, cards a game played with playing cards
riffle - stir up (water) so as to form ripples
		ripple, ruffle, cockle, undulate
		flux, flow cover or swamp with water
		fold up, fold, turn up incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating; "Fold the egg whites into the batter"
riffle - look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
		flick, flip, thumb, leaf, riff
		peruse examine or consider with attention and in detail; "Please peruse this report at your leisure"
riffle - twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked"
		flick, ruffle
		displace, move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"

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riffle (Noun)
A fast-flowing, shallow part of a stream causing broken water.
riffle (Noun)
A succession of small waves.
riffle (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.
riffle (Noun)
A quick skim through the pages of a book.
riffle (Noun)
The act of shuffling cards; the sound made while shuffling cards.
riffle (Verb)
To flow over a fast moving shallow part of a stream.
riffle (Verb)
To ruffle with a rippling action.
riffle (Verb)
To skim or flick through the pages of a book.
riffle (Verb)
To leaf through rapidly.
riffle (Verb)
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.
riffle (Verb)
To idly manipulate objects with the fingers.
riffle (Verb)
To prepare samples of material using a riffler.

riffle (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.