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riffle

/ riffle /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners
Type of:
shuffle shuffling make
verb Sense 2
shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix
Type of:
shuffle ruffle mix
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
card game cards
noun Sense 3
a small wave on the surface of a liquid
Type of:
wave moving ridge
Derived:
ripple ruffle cockle undulate babble
verb Sense 4
twitch or flutter
"the paper flicked"
Type of:
move displace
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
stir up (water) so as to form ripples
Type of:
flow flux
Derived:
ripple rippling wavelet
Entails:
fold fold up turn up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
look through a book or other written material
"He thumbed through the report"
"She leafed through the volume"
Type of:
peruse
Derived:
leaf folio
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
86%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
26
Times Searched
3
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shuffle shuffling make ruffle mix wave moving ridge move displace flow flux peruse