different between riffle vs roffle

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???f?l/
• Rhymes: -?f?l

Etymology 1

Possible alteration of ruffle, from Middle English ruffelen, akin to Low German ruffelen (“to crumple”).

Noun

riffle (plural riffles)

1. A swift, shallow part of a stream causing broken water.
   • 1903, James Alexander Henshall, Bass, Pike, Perch and other Game Fishes of America

     They then proceeded below the milldam, where there was a strong riffle, with likely looking pools and eddies

   • 2017: "On the Glories of Autumn" by Bill Barich, California Fly Fisher

     The big trout feed aggressively and tend to lose their caution in the rifles.
2. A succession of small waves.
3. (mining) 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 trough.
4. A quick skim through the pages of a book.
5. The act of shuffling cards; the sound made while shuffling cards.

Hyponyms

• white water

Related terms

• cheater riffle

Translations

Verb

riffle (third-person singular simple present riffles, present participle riffling, simple past and past participle riffled)

1. (intransitive) To flow over a swift, shallow part of a stream.
2. (transitive) To ruffle with a rippling action.
3. (intransitive) To skim or flick through the pages of a book.
4. (transitive) To leaf through rapidly.
5. (transitive) To shuffle playing cards by separating the deck in two and sliding the thumbs along the edges of the cards to mix the two parts.
6. (transitive) To idly manipulate objects with the fingers.
7. (transitive) To prepare samples of material using a riffler.

Etymology 2

Danish [Term?] (“a groove”)

Noun

riffle (plural riffles)

1. In seal engraving, a small metal disc at the end of a tool.

Derived terms

• riffler

Anagrams

• Riffel

German

Verb

riffle

1. inflection of riffeln:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

English

Etymology

From ROFL, Internet abbreviation for "rolling on the floor laughing".

Verb

roffle (third-person singular simple present roffles, present participle roffling, simple past and past participle roffled)

1. (Internet slang) To laugh uproariously; to be greatly amused.
   • 2002, "Tim Byron", i dedicate this to the sheepsticks. (on newsgroup alt.music.radiohead)

     I roffled at this.

   • 2004, "Witchy", monday's show (on newsgroup uk.media.radio.radcliffe)

     Just finished roffling at today's 'oh lucky you'.....mirth aplenty!

   • 2006, "Gayle", Westboro Baptist Church (on newsgroup alt.support.depression)

     I wondered if someone watching might consider that a 'plan' and feel compelled to, well, build a fence. My own reaction was to roffle and say, "Now ain't that a woman".