riffling
Quickly thumbing pages
Riffling is the act of flipping rapidly through pages or cards, usually with the thumb: She sat riffling through the magazine without really reading.
In poker, riffling shuffles a deck by splitting it and interleaving the halves.
Water riffles when it flows over shallow rocks, creating small ripples.
The word suggests quick, repetitive motion producing a characteristic fluttering sound.
Casually turning pages
- thumbingPaging with digit
- flippingTurning over rapidly
- skimmingPassing lightly over
- browsingCasual examination of options
perusing · scanning · glancing · flicking · fanning · turning · sifting · paging
Separating by particle size
- sortingArranging into sequence
- scanningSystematic visual examination
- thumbingPaging with digit
- flippingTurning over rapidly
browsing · hunting · searching · looking · examining · perusing · combing · checking
Flowing in undulations
- babblingIncoherent or infantile speech
- gurglingBubbling liquid sound
- streamSteady continuous flow
- brookSmall flowing watercourse
creek · shallows · rapids · current · flow · turbulence · eddy · splashing
leafing
Casually turning pages
browsing · perusing · scanning · glancing · flicking · fanning · turning · sifting · paging · fingering
sifting
Separating by particle size
flipping · browsing · hunting · searching · looking · examining · perusing · combing · checking
rippling
Flowing in undulations
brook · creek · shallows · rapids · current · flow · turbulence · eddy · splashing · murmuring
deck
Ship's flat surface
- interleavingAlternating elements from sequences
- mixingCombining into one mass
- dealingConducting business transactions
fanning · cutting · randomizing · bridge · poker · blackjack · solitaire · hand · casino · magician
rustling
Soft crackling noise
- whisperingBreathy, near-silent speech
- flutteringLight, rapid movement
- crinklingMaking small creased sounds
swishing · pattering · flicking · crackling · whooshing · papery · soft · susurrus · murmuring