riffling

verb

present participle of riffle
as in flipping
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 riffling The rapper, whose real name is Joseph Foreman, recorded the aggressive raid on his home surveillance system in videos that showed officers riffling through cash and his CD collection and kicking down his door. — Andrew Graham may 28, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for riffling
  1. flipping
  2. skimming
Verb
  • Giant armored bulldozers—now Caterpillar model D9—stabbed their front blades into the ground and drove forward, flipping fields and shaving off orchards.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • Instead of flipping his day, the branding exec likes to ski in the morning and doesn’t head to the office until noon, preferring to work later in the evening—often over dinner with clients.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Definition of flipping
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  • Zendaya traded her beige dress for a white gown by Matières Fécales, with floor-skimming wings.
    — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
  • The Rotary Mouse is suited for user tasks that require a lot of scrolling such as reading websites, writing lengthy documents, skimming spreadsheets, coding, or large amounts of video editing.
    — Shirl Leigh July 12, New Atlas, 12 July 2026
Definition of skimming

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“Riffling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riffling. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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