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riffle

UK/ˈɹɪfəl/ US/ˈrɪfʌl/ uncommon
verb (4) noun (2)

verb

1.

twitch or flutter

  • “the paper flicked”
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2.

look through a book or other written material

  • “He thumbed through the report”
  • “She leafed through the volume”
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3.

stir up (water) so as to form ripples

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4.

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

noun

1.
2.

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

Origin

From Danish [Term?] (“a groove”). Compare rifle (“to score, to make grooves”) and the past participle riflet (“scored, grooved, rifled”), riffeln with the same meaning. Also see rifle (“a rifled gun”).

Phrases

  • cheater riffle
  • make the riffle
  • riffle beetle
  • riffle bug
  • riffle shuffle

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