Antonyms for riffle

Grammar : Verb

Spell : rif-uh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɪf əl

Definition of riffle

Origin : 1754, "to make choppy water," American English, perhaps a variant of ruffle "make rough." The word meaning "shuffle" (cards) is first recorded 1894, probably echoic; hence that of "skim, leaf through quickly" (of papers, etc.) is from 1922. Related: Riffled; riffling.

verb shuffle
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Example sentences :

Then I saw a fire over here, and just managed to make the riffle.
Extract from : « Motor Boat Boys on the Great Lakes » by Louis Arundel

"I'll back my boys to make the riffle," confidently asserted Roque.
Extract from : « Our Young Aeroplane Scouts in Germany » by Horace Porter

At the bottom of each ledge is a riffle to arrest the particles of gold.
Extract from : « Getting Gold » by J. C. F. Johnson

In the third riffle, seven cards have to be held up, and in the fourth, ten.
Extract from : « Sharps and Flats » by John Nevil Maskelyne

Riffle—A groove or strip to catch gold and mercury in a sluice.
Extract from : « The A B C of Mining » by Charles A. Bramble

I'll go in just below the riffle and explore the cellar-hole!
Extract from : « The Hero of Manila » by Rossiter Johnson

Only too often, in fact, it will be drawn in despite every effort to avoid the riffle.
Extract from : « Down the Yellowstone » by Lewis R. Freeman

One can drift a riffle stern first that is too rough to ride any other way.
Extract from : « Down the Yellowstone » by Lewis R. Freeman

We had to cross a rapid river at a riffle where the motor-cars were just able to make it.
Extract from : « A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open » by Theodore Roosevelt

We took my remuda, the spades and axes, and started for the riffle.
Extract from : « The Outlet » by Andy Adams

Synonyms for riffle

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