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English to English noun
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a small wave on the surface of a liquid |  | source: wordnet30
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shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners | | source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
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A ripple in a stream or current of water; also, a place where the water ripples, as on a shallow rapid. | | source: webster1913
verb
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twitch or flutter | | Example: the paper flicked
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look through a book or other written material | | Example: He thumbed through the report
She leafed through the volume
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stir up (water) so as to form ripples | | source: wordnet30
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shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix | | source: wordnet30
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