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riffle

('r/i/f/@/l )

a small wave on the surface of a liquid(noun.event)

Synonym:
ripple, rippling, wavelet

source: wordnet30
shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners(noun.act)

source: wordnet30
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.(noun)

source: webster1913
A ripple in a stream or current of water; also, a place where the water ripples, as on a shallow rapid.(noun)

source: webster1913

twitch or flutter(verb.contact)

Synonym:
flick, ruffle

source: wordnet30
look through a book or other written material(verb.perception)

Synonym:
flick, flip, leaf, riff, thumb

source: wordnet30
stir up (water) so as to form ripples(verb.motion)

Synonym:
cockle, ripple, ruffle, undulate

source: wordnet30
shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix(verb.contact)

source: wordnet30

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