riffle meaning and definition

RIFFLE noun

Definition of riffle (noun)

1. a small wave on the surface of a liquid
   • synonyms: ripple, rippling, wavelet
2. shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners

RIFFLE verb

Definition of riffle (verb)

1. twitch or flutter
   • "the paper flicked"
   • synonyms: flick, ruffle
2. look through a book or other written material
   • "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
   • synonyms: flick, flip, leaf, riff, thumb
3. stir up (water) so as to form ripples
   • synonyms: cockle, ripple, ruffle, undulate
4. shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix