riffled

verb

past tense of riffle
as in flipped
to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner Web research is convenient but doesn't offer the tactile pleasures of riffling through heavy old books

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Recent Examples of riffled Under cover of awkward teen dancing, the pair slipped into the library, riffled through the card catalog, and discovered, in addition to Soul on Ice, eight other volumes in PONY-U perdition. — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for riffled
  1. flipped
  2. skimmed
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  • Or the time a person flipped their car over to avoid hitting a raccoon that was casually strolling across a busy downtown intersection (neither the driver nor the raccoon were injured).
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
  • After a few minutes, the patty is flipped and the onions get kissed with heat.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of flipped
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  • The 41-year-old actress appeared in a video for her skincare brand The Outset and showed off her new blonde lob, which barely skimmed her collarbones and featured a subtle curl.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 30 June 2026
  • My hair, which reached beyond my ribs, skimmed the skin of my waist exposed by the cutouts.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 June 2026
Definition of skimmed

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“Riffled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riffled. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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