English-Thai Dictionary
riffle
N ปืนยาว ปืน ไรเฟิล puan-yao
riffle through
PHRV สับไพ่ sab-pai
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
RIFFLE
Rif "fle, n. Etym: [CF. G. riffeln, riefeln, to groove. Cf. Rifle a gun. ] (Mining )
Defn: A trough or sluice having cleats, grooves, or steps across the bottom for holding quicksilver and catching particles of gold when auriferous earth is washed; also, one of the cleats, grooves, or steps in such a trough. Also called ripple.
RIFFLER
Rif "fler, n. Etym: [See Riffle. ]
Defn: A curved file used in carving wool and marble.
New American Oxford Dictionary
riffle
rif fle |ˈrifəl ˈrɪfəl | ▶verb [ no obj. ] turn over something, esp. the pages of a book, quickly and casually: he riffled through the pages | [ with obj. ] : she opened a book with her thumbnail and riffled the pages. • (riffle through ) search quickly through (something ), esp. so as to cause disorder: she riffled through her leather handbag. • [ with obj. ] disturb the surface of; ruffle: there was a slight breeze that riffled her hair. • [ with obj. ] shuffle (playing cards ) by flicking up and releasing the corners or sides of two piles of cards so that they intermingle and may be slid together to form a single pile. ▶noun 1 [ usu. in sing. ] a quick or casual leaf or search through something. • the rustle of paper being leafed through in such a way. • a shuffle performed by riffling playing cards. 2 a rocky or shallow part of a stream or river with rough water. • a patch of waves or ripples. ORIGIN late 18th cent. ( sense 2 of the noun ): perhaps from a variant of the verb ruffle, influenced by ripple .
riffler
rif fler |ˈriflər ˈrɪflər | ▶noun a narrow elongated tool with a curved file surface at each end, used in filing concave surfaces. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French rifloir, from Old French rifler ‘to scrape. ’
Oxford Dictionary
riffle
rif ¦fle |ˈrɪf (ə )l | ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] turn over something, especially the pages of a book, quickly and casually: he riffled through the pages | [ with obj. ] : she opened a book and riffled the pages. • (riffle through ) search quickly through (something ): she riffled through her leather handbag. • [ with obj. ] disturb the surface of; ruffle: there was a slight breeze that riffled her hair. 2 [ with obj. ] shuffle (playing cards ) by flicking up and releasing the corners or sides of two piles of cards so that they intermingle and may be slid together to form a single pile. ▶noun 1 [ usu. in sing. ] an act or sound of riffling through something. 2 chiefly N. Amer. a rocky or shallow part of a stream or river where the water flows brokenly. • a patch of waves or ripples. ORIGIN late 18th cent. (in sense 2 of the noun ): perhaps from a variant of the verb ruffle, influenced by ripple .
riffler
rif |fler |ˈrɪflə | ▶noun a narrow elongated tool with a curved file surface at each end, used in filing concave surfaces. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French rifloir, from Old French rifler ‘to scrape ’.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
riffle
rif fle /rɪ́f (ə )l /動詞 他動詞 自動詞 1 ⦅くだけて ⦆(〈ページ 本 雑誌など 〉を )ぱらぱらめくる (through ).2 (…に )(さざ )波を立てる [が立つ ].名詞 C ⦅米 ⦆さざ波 .