Thesaurus / riffle
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synonyms for riffle
- feed
- graze
- leaf
- nibble
- peruse
- read
- scan
- skim
- survey
- thumb
- check over
- dip into
- examine cursorily
- flip through
- get the cream
- give the once-over
- glance at
- hit the high spots
- inspect loosely
- leaf through
- once over lightly
- pass an eye over
- read here and there
- riffle through
- riff through
- run through
- skip through
- thumb through wander
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The river was low, but not fordable except at Coxe's Riffle, a few miles below Steubenville.
FAMOUS ADVENTURES AND PRISON ESCAPES OF THE CIVIL WARVARIOUSWe might have made the riffle, I guess, if Denny hadn't played out and tumbled from his saddle.
MOTOR MATT'S MYSTERYSTANLEY R. MATTHEWSHe watched the two Lhari riffle through his papers with their odd pointed claws.
THE COLORS OF SPACEMARION ZIMMER BRADLEYRiffle—A groove or strip to catch gold and mercury in a sluice.
THE A B C OF MININGCHARLES A. BRAMBLEI'll go in just below the riffle and explore the cellar-hole!
THE HERO OF MANILAROSSITER JOHNSONWillow Brook glinted in the light as Raw Stanfield held his lantern high to see whether they were approaching a pool or riffle.
THE DUCK-FOOTED HOUNDJAMES ARTHUR KJELGAARDHe looked again, but only three hounds waded into the riffle to join the hunters gathering on the other side.
THE DUCK-FOOTED HOUNDJAMES ARTHUR KJELGAARDDar goes Black Thunder drivin' 'cross de riber down at de riffle, makin' de water fly befo' him like a runaway hoss.
BURLMORRISON HEADYRight down the middle of the riffle she came, wallowing mightily but shipping very little additional water.
DOWN THE YELLOWSTONELEWIS R. FREEMANThe short, savage riffle formed by these had given us our first severe mauling on that earlier ride.
DOWN THE YELLOWSTONELEWIS R. FREEMANWORDS RELATED TO RIFFLE
- browse
- check
- consider
- contemplate
- dip into
- examine
- flash
- flip through
- give the once-over
- glance at
- glance over
- have a look-see
- inquire
- investigate
- leaf through
- look
- look through
- look up and down
- overlook
- regard
- riff
- riffle
- rumble
- run over
- run through
- scour
- search
- size up
- skim
- study
- survey
- sweep
- take a gander
- take stock of
- thumb through
- browsed
- checked
- considered
- contemplated
- dipped into
- examined
- flashed
- flipped through
- gave the once-over
- glance at
- glance over
- had a look-saw
- inquired
- investigated
- leaf through
- looked
- looked through
- looked up and down
- overlooked
- ran over
- ran through
- regarded
- riffed
- riffled
- rumbled
- scoured
- searched
- size up
- skimmed
- studied
- surveyed
- swept
- thumb through
- took a gander
- took stock of
- browsing
- checking
- considering
- contemplating
- dipping into
- examining
- flashing
- flipping through
- giving the once-over
- glance at
- glance over
- having a look-seeing
- inquiring
- investigating
- leaf through
- looking
- looking through
- looking up and down
- overlooking
- regarding
- riffing
- riffling
- rumbling
- running over
- running through
- scouring
- searching
- size up
- skimming
- studying
- surveying
- sweeping
- taking a gander
- taking stock of
- thumb through
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