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Riffle Very Common

Riffle has 10 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a small wave on the surface of a liquid

2

shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners

3

A swift, shallow part of a stream causing broken water.

4

In seal engraving, a small metal disc at the end of a tool.

Verb
1

twitch or flutter

"the paper flicked"

2

look through a book or other written material

"He thumbed through the report"

"She leafed through the volume"

3

stir up (water) so as to form ripples

4

shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix

5

To flow over a swift, shallow part of a stream.

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

Example Sentences
"the paper flicked" verb
"He thumbed through the report" verb
"She leafed through the volume" verb
See Also
auriferous sluice box shuffle riff stream shuffling seal sample
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
wave shuffle move peruse flow
Rhyming Words
rifle baffle faffle gaffle haffle jaffle maffle raffle waffle yaffle piffle siffle wiffle coffle moffle roffle buffle duffle muffle ruffle
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