riffles

Noun

riffle (plural riffles)

1. A swift, shallow part of a stream causing broken water.
   • They then proceeded below the milldam, where there was a strong riffle, with likely looking pools and eddies1903, James Alexander Henshall, Bass, Pike, Perch and other Game Fishes of America
2. A succession of small waves.
3. A trough or sluice having cleats, grooves, or steps across the bottom for holding quicksilver and catching particles of gold when auriferous earth is washed. Also one of the cleats, grooves or steps in such trough.
4. A quick skim through the pages of a book.
5. Synonym of riffle shuffle

   Synonyms:

   riffle shuffle

6. The sound made while shuffling cards.

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