riffle
To flow over a swift, shallow part of a streamTo flow over a swift, shallow part of a stream.
Meaning
7 senses(intransitive)To flow over a swift, shallow part of a stream.
(transitive)To ruffle with a rippling action.
(intransitive)To skim or flick through the pages of a book.
look through a book or other written material
(transitive)To leaf through rapidly.
Near-synonym: rifle
(transitive)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.
shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix
(transitive)To idly manipulate objects with the fingers.
(transitive)To prepare samples of material using a riffler.
Origin
Possible alteration of ruffle, from Middle English ruffelen, akin to Low German ruffelen (Possible alteration of ruffle, from Middle English ruffelen, akin to Low German ruffelen (“to crumple”).
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Forms
riffles, riffling, riffled, riffledSynonyms
10 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle