rifflingn.

Brit.

/ˈrɪfl̩ɪŋ/,

/ˈrɪflɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈrɪf(ə)lɪŋ/

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: riffle v., -ing suffix¹; riffle n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: Probably partly < riffle v. + -ing suffix¹, and partly < riffle n. + -ing suffix¹.

†1. The action of handling in a hesitating manner, so as to produce a slight rattle. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1852 M. R. Mitford Recoll. I. 309 After some riffling of the latch,..the front gate was tremblingly opened.

2. Originally and chiefly Mining. The action of sorting a stream of particles using a system of riffles. Also: the system of riffles itself (riffle n. 4).

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > conveyor > [noun] > conduit, channel, or tube > device for restricting flow

riffle1848

restrictor1881

baffle-plate1882

riffling1883

1883 Cent. Mag. Jan. 328/2 The forest-timber growing on the surface of a hydraulic mine is..rapidly destroyed to supply blocks for riffling.

1916 Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers 1915 51 408 It was found impossible with this system of riffling to handle successfully the range of sizes..coming from the jigs.

1951 R. E. Kirk & D. F. Othmer Encycl. Chem. Technol. VII. 307 There are endless variations of riffling.

1992 P. Gy Heterogeneous & Dynamic Material Syst. xxii. 423 Whenever this system of cascade riffling has been implemented, whether on laboratory or industrial scale the results have been catastrophic.

2002 A. J. Sinclair & G. H. Blackwell Appl. Mineral Inventory Estimation v. 121/1 The crushed material is homogenized and a portion is taken—say, one-quarter of the original sample, perhaps by riffling.

3. The action of flicking through or shuffling something; an instance of this. Cf. riffle v. 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > reading > [noun] > skimming or browsing

skimming1711

skipping1824

browsing1836

riffling1909

skim-reading1926

riffle1951

riff1960

1909 T. N. Downs & J. N. Hilliard Art of Magic i. 10 The left hand is reversed simultaneously with the riffling of the cards.

1964 A. Wykes Gambling i. 15 A quick riffling through the replies..confirmed my suspicion.

1991 C. Pellegrino Unearthing Atlantis 21 There is..nothing except the scratching of my pencil and the riffling of pages.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

rifflingadj.

Brit.

/ˈrɪfl̩ɪŋ/,

/ˈrɪflɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈrɪf(ə)lɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: riffle v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < riffle v. + -ing suffix².

That riffles; spec. (of water) moving in riffles, agitated.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > movement of waves > [adjective] > rippling

pirling1581

rippling1589

wimpling1721

riffling1754

ripply1775

braided1885

wimpled1909

1754 J. Preble in New-Eng. Historical & Geneal. Reg. (1868) XXII. 408 The navigation to Norridgewalk is considerably difficult by the reason of the rapidity of the stream, and riffling falls.

1910 A. C. Laut Freebooters of Wilderness ii. xxiii. 341 All the shiny evergreens shook gypsy castanets of joy to the riffling wind.

1911 J. F. Wilson Land Claimers ix. 123 She..heaved her catch up out of the grip of the riffling water.

2003 J. Rawlings Penelopeia xiii. 113 There was a current of movement throughout the great chamber as in a field of asphodel when a riffling breeze stirs it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	riffling
释义	rifflingn. Brit. /ˈrɪfl̩ɪŋ/, /ˈrɪflɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈrɪf(ə)lɪŋ/ Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: riffle v., -ing suffix¹; riffle n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: Probably partly < riffle v. + -ing suffix¹, and partly < riffle n. + -ing suffix¹. †1. The action of handling in a hesitating manner, so as to produce a slight rattle. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1852 M. R. Mitford Recoll. I. 309 After some riffling of the latch,..the front gate was tremblingly opened. 2. Originally and chiefly Mining. The action of sorting a stream of particles using a system of riffles. Also: the system of riffles itself (riffle n. 4). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > conveyor > [noun] > conduit, channel, or tube > device for restricting flow riffle1848 restrictor1881 baffle-plate1882 riffling1883 1883 Cent. Mag. Jan. 328/2 The forest-timber growing on the surface of a hydraulic mine is..rapidly destroyed to supply blocks for riffling. 1916 Trans. Amer. Inst. Mining Engineers 1915 51 408 It was found impossible with this system of riffling to handle successfully the range of sizes..coming from the jigs. 1951 R. E. Kirk & D. F. Othmer Encycl. Chem. Technol. VII. 307 There are endless variations of riffling. 1992 P. Gy Heterogeneous & Dynamic Material Syst. xxii. 423 Whenever this system of cascade riffling has been implemented, whether on laboratory or industrial scale the results have been catastrophic. 2002 A. J. Sinclair & G. H. Blackwell Appl. Mineral Inventory Estimation v. 121/1 The crushed material is homogenized and a portion is taken—say, one-quarter of the original sample, perhaps by riffling. 3. The action of flicking through or shuffling something; an instance of this. Cf. riffle v. 3. ΘΚΠ society > communication > reading > [noun] > skimming or browsing skimming1711 skipping1824 browsing1836 riffling1909 skim-reading1926 riffle1951 riff1960 1909 T. N. Downs & J. N. Hilliard Art of Magic i. 10 The left hand is reversed simultaneously with the riffling of the cards. 1964 A. Wykes Gambling i. 15 A quick riffling through the replies..confirmed my suspicion. 1991 C. Pellegrino Unearthing Atlantis 21 There is..nothing except the scratching of my pencil and the riffling of pages. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). rifflingadj. Brit. /ˈrɪfl̩ɪŋ/, /ˈrɪflɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈrɪf(ə)lɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: riffle v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < riffle v. + -ing suffix². That riffles; spec. (of water) moving in riffles, agitated. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > movement of waves > [adjective] > rippling pirling1581 rippling1589 wimpling1721 riffling1754 ripply1775 braided1885 wimpled1909 1754 J. Preble in New-Eng. Historical & Geneal. Reg. (1868) XXII. 408 The navigation to Norridgewalk is considerably difficult by the reason of the rapidity of the stream, and riffling falls. 1910 A. C. Laut Freebooters of Wilderness ii. xxiii. 341 All the shiny evergreens shook gypsy castanets of joy to the riffling wind. 1911 J. F. Wilson Land Claimers ix. 123 She..heaved her catch up out of the grip of the riffling water. 2003 J. Rawlings Penelopeia xiii. 113 There was a current of movement throughout the great chamber as in a field of asphodel when a riffling breeze stirs it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1852adj.1754
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