Main Entry: ¹rif·fle

Pronunciation: \ˈri-fəl\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): rif·fled; rif·fling \ˈri-f(ə-)liŋ\

Etymology: ²riffle

Date: 1754

intransitive verb 1 : to form, flow over, or move in riffles
2 : to flip cursorily : thumb <riffle through the catalog>transitive verb 1 : to ruffle slightly : ripple
2 a : to leaf through hastily; specifically : to leaf (as a stack of paper) by sliding a thumb along the edge of the leaves b : to shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix
3 : to manipulate (small objects) idly between the fingers