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Synonyms for riffle
ˈrɪf əlrif·fle

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  1. ripple, rippling, riffle, waveletnoun

    a small wave on the surface of a liquid

    Synonyms:
    ripple, rippling, wavelet

  2. riffleverb

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

    Synonyms:
    ripple, rippling, wavelet

  3. flick, ruffle, riffleverb

    twitch or flutter

    "the paper flicked"

    Synonyms:
    thumb, ripple, tittup, click, sashay, swagger, riff, leaf, cock, pleat, mix, flip, ruffle up, shuffle, snap, fluff, strut, flicker, ruffle, mess up, jerk, prance, cockle, flick, rumple, undulate

  4. flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riffverb

    look through a book or other written material

    "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"

    Synonyms:
    thumb, pitch, throw, twitch, click, toss, flip over, switch, turn over, flick, riff, leaf, tack, alternate, flip, ripple, interchange, snap, flip-flop, flip out, flicker, hitch, ruffle, finger, jerk, cockle, sky, hitchhike, undulate

  5. ripple, ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulateverb

    stir up (water) so as to form ripples

    Synonyms:
    prance, flick, mix, flip, tittup, shuffle, rumple, ruffle up, ripple, cock, roll, sashay, flap, babble, knit, leaf, swagger, strut, pleat, gurgle, riff, cockle, burble, thumb, wave, crumple, pucker, ruffle, mess up, guggle, undulate, fluff, bubble

  6. riffleverb

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

    Synonyms:
    undulate, leaf, thumb, ripple, flip, flick, ruffle, riff, cockle

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PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "riffle":

    rapids, rapid, rifle

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