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 shuffle consists of dividing a card deck into two halves, and then riffling them into one another so that each half is distributed in an alternating sequence. — Sam Corbin, New York Times, 17 June 2026 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
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  • With each episode flipping perspective between the police operation and the robbers barricaded inside, The Day constantly resets the narrative.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Woods, then, was in a car crash on Jupiter Island, flipping his Land Rover.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of flipping
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  • This throw-on-and-go design from Grace Karin is a quintessential fall layering piece, with a classic crew neckline, a button-down closure, and a figure-skimming fit that isn’t overly bulky.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Swipe-pay is vulnerable to theft because the magnetic stripe behind cards does a poor job of securing personal information, according to Scott Schober, the CEO of Berkeley Varitronics Systems who has invented several skimming detectors.
    — Juliana Kim, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of skimming

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“Riffling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riffling. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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