| VERB | contact | riffle, flick, ruffle | twitch / twitch or flutter |
|---|---|---|---|
| perception | riffle, flick, flip, thumb, leaf, riff | look through a book or other written material | |
| motion | riffle, ripple, ruffle, cockle, undulate | stir up (water) so as to form ripples | |
| contact | riffle | shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix | |
| NOUN | event | riffle, ripple, rippling, wavelet | a small wave on the surface of a liquid / liquid |
| act | riffle | shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners |
| Sounds | rih'fahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | A small wave on the surface of a liquid / liquid. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | ripple, rippling, wavelet | |
| Broader | wave, moving ridge | One of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid / liquid (especially across a large body of water) |
| Spanish | ondulación, perturbación, wavelet | |
| Catalan | wavelet | |
| Verbs | riffle | stir up (water) so as to form ripples |
| Meaning | shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | shuffle, shuffling, make | The act of mixing cards haphazardly |
| Spanish | peinar los naipes | |
| Verbs | riffle | shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix |
| Meaning | twitch / twitch or flutter. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | flick, ruffle | |
| Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
| Spanish | agitarse, encrespar, hojear | |
| Meaning | look through a book or other written material. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | The customs agents riffle the bags for drugs | |
| Synonyms | flick, flip, thumb, leaf, riff | |
| Broader | peruse | Examine or consider with attention and in detail |
| Meaning | stir up (water) so as to form ripples. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | ripple, ruffle, cockle, undulate | |
| Entails | fold, fold up, turn up | bend or lay so that one part covers the other |
| Broader | flow, flux | Move or progress freely as if in a stream |
| Spanish | ondear, ondular | |
| Catalan | ondejar, ondular, onejar | |
| Nouns | riffle | a small wave on the surface of a liquid / liquid |
| Meaning | shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Category | card game, cards | A game / game played with playing cards |
| Broader | shuffle, ruffle, mix | mix so as to make a random order or arrangement |
| Nouns | riffle | shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners |
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