Riffling: meaning, definitions and examples

shuffling pages

Riffling refers to the action of quickly flipping through the pages of a book or a stack of paper. This can often be done to find a specific page or to skim through the content for information. The term can also imply a casual, hasty manner of handling papers, suggesting a light or playful treatment of the material. It is commonly used in contexts like reading, research, and examining documents. In a more figurative sense, riffling can describe the act of stirring up or causing to move in a random manner.

browsing, flipping, shuffling, skimming

Examples of usage

• She was riffling through the pages of the novel.

• He started riffling the papers on the desk to find his report.

• The librarian caught him riffling through the magazines.

• I spent the afternoon riffling through old family albums.