riffle

/ˈrɪfəl/

Other forms: riffles; riffled; riffling

Definitions of riffle

1. noun

   shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners
   type of:

   make, shuffle, shuffling

   the act of mixing cards haphazardly
2. verb

   shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix
   type of:

   mix, ruffle, shuffle

   mix so as to make a random order or arrangement
3. noun

   a small wave on the surface of a liquid
   synonyms: ripple, rippling, wavelet

   type of:

   moving ridge, wave

   one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
4. verb

   stir up (water) so as to form ripples
   synonyms: cockle, ripple, ruffle, undulate

   type of:

   flow, flux

   move or progress freely as if in a stream
5. verb

   look through a book or other written material
   synonyms: flick, flip, leaf, riff, thumb

   type of:

   peruse

   examine or consider with attention and in detail
6. verb

   twitch or flutter
   synonyms: flick, ruffle

   type of:

   displace, move

   cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense