Synonyms for riffle

Most common

leaf · flip · thumb · flick · ruffle · undulate · leaf through · rifle

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To flow over a swift, shallow part of a stream.

2. v. 2

   To ruffle with a rippling action.

3. n. 1

   A swift, shallow part of a stream causing broken water.

Related words

Phrases

riffle beetle riffle shuffle

Forms

Plural

riffles → ripplings, wavelets…

Past participle

riffled
e.g. riffled → leafed, flipped, flicked, riffed…

Example sentences

• leaf A fallen leaf floated on the surface of the water.
• flip Yanni was hired to just moronically flip burgers.
• thumb Tom held the coin between his thumb and forefinger.
• flick Yanni tried to convince Skura to do a porn flick.
• ruffle Buckle up. We're going to ruffle some feathers today.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

leaf¹, flip¹, riff¹

5 letters

rifle², thumb¹, flick¹

6 letters

ripple², ruffle², cockle²

7 letters

wavelet

8 letters

rippling³, undulate³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rifle² = 2 syllables).