n.
Pronunciation: ' ri-f ə l
Function: verb
Inflected Form: rif · fled ; rif · fling \ ' ri-f( ə -)li ŋ \
Etymology: 2 riffle
Date: 1754
intransitive verb
1 : to form, flow over, or move in riffles
2 : to flip cursorily : THUMB < riffle through the catalog>
transitive verb
1 : to ruffle slightly : RIPPLE
2 a : to leaf through hastily specifically : to leaf (as a stack of paper) by sliding a thumb along the edge of the leaves b : to shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix
3 : to manipulate (small objects) idly between the fingers