Found 2 items, similar to riffle.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: riffle riffle n 1: a small wave on the surface of a liquid [syn: ripple, rippling, wavelet] 2: shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners v 1: twitch or flutter; “the paper flicked” [syn: flick, ruffle] 2: look through a book or other written material; “He thumbed through the report”; “She leafed through the volume” [syn: flick, flip, thumb, leaf, riff] 3: stir up (water) so as to form ripples [syn: ripple, ruffle, cockle, undulate] 4: shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix
English → English (gcide) Definition: Riffle Riffle \Rif"fle\ (r[i^]f"f'l), n. [CF. G. riffeln, riefeln, to groove. Cf. Rifle a gun.] 1. (Mining) A trough or sluice having cleats, grooves, or steps across the bottom for holding quicksilver and catching particles of gold when auriferous earth is washed; also, one of the cleats, grooves, or steps in such a trough. Also called ripple. [1913 Webster] 2. A ripple in a stream or current of water; also, a place where the water ripples, as on a shallow rapid. [Local, U. S.] The bass have left the cool depth beside the rock and are on the riffle or just below it. --James A. Henshall. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]