RIFFLE

• (noun) shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners

• (noun) a small wave on the surface of a liquid

  synonyms : ripple , rippling , wavelet

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

• (verb) twitch or flutter

  "the paper flicked"

  synonyms : flick , ruffle

• (verb) stir up (water) so as to form ripples

  synonyms : cockle , ripple , ruffle , undulate

• (verb) look through a book or other written material

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

  synonyms : flick , flip , leaf , riff , thumb

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