v.
- turn over something, especially pages, quickly and casually.
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(riffle through)
search quickly through.
▸disturb the surface of; ruffle.
- shuffle (playing cards) by flicking up and releasing the corners of two piles of cards so that they intermingle.
n.
- an act of riffling.
- N. Amer. a shallow part of a stream or river.
▸a patch of waves or ripples.
Etymology
C18: perh. from a var. of ruffle, influenced by ripple.