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 Definitions of Riffle  [ˈrɪf əl]  

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Definition of 'Riffle' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) riffle
to flip hastily with the fingers; flutter:
to riffle papers.

2.  riffle
to shuffle (cards) by dividing a deck in two, raising the corners of the cards slightly, and allowing them to fall alternately together.

3.  riffle
to cause a ripple in or upon.

4. (v.i.) riffle
to become riffled; flutter or ripple; move in ripples.

5. (n.) riffle
a rapid, as in a stream.

6.  riffle
a ripple, as upon the surface of water.

7.  riffle
the act or method of riffling cards.

Etymology:  (1630–40; perh.

Definition of 'Riffle' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) ripple, rippling, riffle, wavelet
a small wave on the surface of a liquid

2. (verb) riffle
shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners

3. (verb) flick, ruffle, riffle
twitch or flutter
"the paper flicked"

4. (verb) flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff
look through a book or other written material
"He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"

5. (verb) ripple, ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulate
stir up (water) so as to form ripples

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


Definition of 'Riffle' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Riffle
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



'Riffle' - Nearby Entries  

rife  riff  riffian  riffle  riffraff  rifle ball  riflebird  



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