riffles Sentence Examples
- The gentle riffles of the stream created a soothing melody.
- The water flowed over the riffles with a playful gurgle.
- Anglers cast their lines into the riffles, hoping to entice trout.
- The nymph danced through the riffles, imitating a struggling insect.
- The river carved its path through the rocks, forming a series of cascading riffles.
- The riffles broke the surface tension of the water, creating a shimmering effect.
- The current became more intense as it passed over the riffles.
- The kayaker navigated the riffles with skill, avoiding the treacherous rocks.
- The riffles oxygenated the water, providing a vital habitat for aquatic life.
- The sight of the riffles sparked a sense of tranquility and peace.
riffles Meaning
riffles
to form, flow over, or move in riffles, a shallow extending across a stream bed and causing broken water, to shuffle playing cards by separating the deck into two parts and sliding the thumbs along the edges so that the cards are mixed, the act or process of shuffling something (such as a deck of cards), to flip cursorily, a cleat or bar fastened to an inclined surface in a gold-washing apparatus to catch and hold mineral grains, a small wave or succession of small waves, to flip or leaf through in a hurry, the act or process of shuffling (as cards), the sound made while doing this, to leaf by sliding a thumb along the edge of the leaves, a groove or interstice so formed, to ruffle slightly, to shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix, to leaf through hastily, to manipulate (small objects) idly between the fingers, a shallow extending across a streambed and causing broken water, any of various contrivances (such as blocks or rails) laid on the bottom of a sluice or launder to make a series of grooves or interstices to catch and retain a mineral (such as gold), a stretch of water flowing over a riffle
Synonyms & Antonyms of riffles
FAQs About the word riffles
to form, flow over, or move in riffles, a shallow extending across a stream bed and causing broken water, to shuffle playing cards by separating the deck into t
flips, leafs,skims, scans, browses, dips, glances (at), looks over,thumbs
pores (over),studies,,
The gentle riffles of the stream created a soothing melody.
The water flowed over the riffles with a playful gurgle.
Anglers cast their lines into the riffles, hoping to entice trout.
The nymph danced through the riffles, imitating a struggling insect.
