riffle[verb]Synonyms: ripple, cockle, dimple, fret
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
rif‧fle /ˈrɪf
əl/ (
also riffle through)
verb [transitive][
Date: 1700-1800;
Origin: Perhaps from ripple + ruffle]
to move and quickly look at pieces of paper or the pages of a book, magazine etc ⇒
flip through:
He riffled through the papers on his desk. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲