Meaning of RIFFLE
| Pronunciation: | | 'reeful
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- [n] shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners
- [n] a small wave on the surface of a liquid
- [v] shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix
- [v] twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked"
- [v] stir up (water) so as to form ripples
- [v] look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
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| | Synonyms: | | cockle, flick, flick, flip, leaf, riff, ripple, ripple, rippling, ruffle, thumb, undulate, wavelet |
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| | See Also: | | displace, flow, flux, fold, fold up, make, mix, move, moving ridge, peruse, ruffle, shuffle, shuffle, shuffling, turn up, wave | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Rif"fle\, n. [Cf. {Riffle} a trough.]
A ripple in a stream or current of water; also, a place where
the water ripples, as on a shallow rapid. [Local, U. S.]
The bass have left the cool depth beside the rock and
are on the riffle or just below it. --James A.
Henshall.
\Rif"fle\, n. [CF. G. riffeln, riefeln, to groove. Cf.
{Rifle} a gun.] (Mining)
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.
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| | Definition: | | - Shallow section of a stream or river with rapid current and a surface broken by gravel, rubble or boulders. (Compare glide; rapids; run.)
- A reach of stream in which the water flow is rapid and usually more shallow than the reaches above and below. Natural streams often consist of a succession of pools and riffles. (Sometimes incorrectly referred to as a "ripple.")
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