What is another word for riffle?
Synonyms for riffle
ˈrɪf əlrif·fle
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Princeton's WordNet
ripple, rippling, riffle, waveletnoun
a small wave on the surface of a liquid
riffleverb
shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners
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, undulateflick, 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, undulateripple, 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, bubbleriffleverb
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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Riffle
Rifle vs. Riffle -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Rifle and Riffle.
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#94 | click | |
#1810 | switch | |
#2152 | cock | |
#2456 | mix | |
#2595 | roll | |
#2872 | sky | |
#3233 | wave | |
#3809 | rapid | |
#4404 | throw | |
#4908 | finger | |
#5029 | leaf | |
#5125 | alternate | |
#6268 | pitch | |
#6808 | bubble | |
#7321 | snap | |
#7356 | flip | |
#7799 | thumb | |
#7964 | rapids | |
#9932 | knit | |
#10008 | rifle | |
#12304 | shuffle | |
#12778 | interchange | |
#14556 | jerk | |
#14594 | hitch | |
#14613 | flap | |
#14874 | toss | |
#15194 | tack | |
#16465 | flick | |
#22575 | riff | |
#22870 | strut | |
#23676 | ripple | |
#25717 | wavelet | |
#29630 | fluff | |
#29664 | flicker | |
#32248 | babble | |
#34901 | ruffle | |
#35877 | twitch | |
#56855 | pleat | |
#63596 | rippling | |
#64843 | swagger | |
#70369 | riffle | |
#70458 | pucker | |
#87911 | cockle | |
#111189 | prance | |
#116185 | crumple | |
#129330 | gurgle | |
#155281 | hitchhike | |
#198456 | sashay | |
#204476 | undulate | |
#206076 | burble | |
#214393 | rumple |
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