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rif·fle
 riffle
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- pronunciation:
- rI
f
 l
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb & intransitive verb
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a shoal or shallow in a stream, or the ripples of water flowing over it.
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| definition 2: |
a way of shuffling cards.
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| related words: |
wave |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
riffles, riffling, riffled |
| definition 1: |
to bring about or become a riffle.
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| definition 2: |
to shuffle (cards) by holding half a deck in each hand and releasing the edges by one's thumbs to cause the cards to come together.
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| definition 3: |
to flip (the pages of a book or the like) by releasing (them) from the pressure of the thumb upon lifted edges or corners.
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