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riffle

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈɹɪfəl/Part of speech noun, verbSorted effilrStarts with REnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners

Word origin

Possible alteration of ruffle, from Middle English ruffelen, akin to Low German ruffelen (“to crumple”).

Used in a sentence

  • They then proceeded below the milldam, where there was a strong riffle, with likely looking pools and eddies
  • The big trout feed aggressively and tend to lose their caution in the rifles.
  • Near-synonym: rifle

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