How to pronounce riffle
American English pronunciation
RIF-ul
- IPA
- /ˈɹɪfəl/
- Syllables
- RIF · ul (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What riffle means
To flip quickly through pages or a deck of cards
In a sentence: Nina riffled through the dictionary looking for the word.
Where it comes from: It is possibly a changed form of ruffle, from an old word meaning "to crumple." Some senses may instead be linked to rifle, meaning "to cut grooves."
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