What is the meaning of riffle?

noun

  • A small wave on the surface of a liquid.
  • Shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners.

verb

  • Twitch or flutter.
    • usage: "the paper flicked"
  • Look through a book or other written material.
    • usage: "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
  • Stir up (water) so as to form ripples.
  • Shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix. .
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