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Verb
/ˈrifəl/,
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riffled, past participle; riffles, 3rd person singular present; riffling, present participle; riffled, past tense;
  1. Turn over something, esp. the pages of a book, quickly and casually
    • - he riffled through the pages
    • - she opened a book with her thumbnail and riffled the pages
  2. Search quickly through (something), esp. so as to cause disorder
    • - she riffled through her leather handbag
  3. Disturb the surface of; ruffle
    • - there was a slight breeze that riffled her hair
  4. Shuffle (playing cards) by flicking up and releasing the corners or sides of two piles of cards so that they intermingle and may be slid together to form a single pile

Noun
  1. A quick or casual leaf or search through something

  2. The rustle of paper being leafed through in such a way

  3. A shuffle performed by riffling playing cards

  4. A rocky or shallow part of a stream or river with rough water

  5. A patch of waves or ripples

  1. flick: twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked"
  2. ripple: a small wave on the surface of a liquid
  3. flick: look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
  4. shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners
  5. ripple: stir up (water) so as to form ripples
  6. shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix
  7. A stream riffle (also known as a swift <-> Stream pool) is a shallow stretch of a river or stream, where the current is above the average stream velocity and where the water forms small rippled waves as a result.
  8. A fast-flowing, shallow part of a stream; 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. ...
  9. (Riffles) Light, shallow rapids found in Class I whitewater
  10. (RIFFLES) Simply stated, these are obstructions which line the bottom of a rocker, sluice or dredge, collecting the fine gold. Different types of riffles include; common riffles, zig-zag riffles, block riffles, stone riffles, poles riffles, etc. (See diagrams and description on pages 62 & 63).
  11. (Riffles) 151 shallower areas in the creek where water flows quickly, often over gravel or rocks.
  12. (Riffles) Areas in rivers or streams where water speeds up while negotiating multiple small rocks and boulders. This creates much mixing of air and water and high oxygen levels.
  13. (Riffles) Shallow disturbed part of a stream
  14. (Riffles) Waviness at the edge of sheet or strip.
  15. (Riffling) Sample reduction using a riffle box. This is a box comprising a number of internal chutes directed alternately towards one of two trays. By this means the sample is halved and the material on one tray rejected.
  16. A rapid or stream running over a rocky shoal
  17. A stretch of choppy water caused by an underlying rock shoal or sandbar. A run is a long riffle.
  18. shallow rapids in an open stream where the water surface is broken into waves by obstructions wholly or partly submerged.
  19. A shallow rocky area that creates a small rapid in a stream.
  20. a shallow section of water with a fast flow and a disturbed surface.
  21. small rapid formed by water flowing over sediment.
  22. A shallow section of river characterized by numerous small waves on the surface. Often caused by gravel bars or sandbanks.
  23. A sample splitting device used to separate a large sample into a small representative sample.
  24. A fast-moving section of a stream, usually over cobbles and gravels.
  25. A reach of stream that is characterized by shallow, fast-moving water broken by the presence of rocks and boulders.