Word Watch: Riffle
Riffle is used onomatopoeically to evoke the rustling of leaves, the flicking of pages in a book, the light babbling of water moving on an uneven bed.
Riffle is used onomatopoeically to evoke the rustling of leaves, the flicking of pages in a book, the light babbling of water moving on an uneven bed.
A “cresendo” is a progression over time that cannot be reached since it defines a transition towards something else.
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