riffle

rif·fle /ˈrɪfəl/ (also riffle through) verb [transitiveT]

READto move and quickly look at pieces of paper or the pages of a book, magazine etc 快速翻阅〔纸张、书、杂志等〕 → flip through

He riffled through the papers on his desk.

他迅速翻阅了桌上的文件。

Examples from the Corpus

riffle• I riffle through my Esquire, practically ripping the pages out at the seam.• Miss Honey had seated herself at her table and was riffling through some papers.• Harry riffled through the comics.• Blackbirds have been riffling through the feather moss, plucking out chunks and scattering it about like bright green mattress stuffing.• She had to riffle through the pages of her notebook to find the number, which she had only rarely used.• Good manners forbade you to riffle through the pile, lift the layers until you found one you liked the look of.• Some people are lucky enough to see the condors within ten feet here; to hear the wind riffling through their feathers.

Origin riffle

(1700-1800) Perhaps from ripple + ruffle

rif·fle verb

Chinese

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Corpus

BNC: 34353 COCA: 25287

riffle

To read something quickly: glance, skim, flick through...

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