RIFFLE
Scrabble letter values: R1I1F4F4L1E1 = 12
Definition
- noun a small wave on the surface of a liquid. — synonyms: ripple, rippling, wavelet
- noun shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners.
- verb twitch or flutter. — synonyms: flick, ruffle
- verb look through a book or other written material. — synonyms: flick, flip, thumb, leaf, riff
- verb stir up (water) so as to form ripples. — synonyms: ripple, ruffle, cockle, undulate
- verb shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix.
Examples
- “the paper flicked”
- “He thumbed through the report”
- “She leafed through the volume”