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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of riffle.

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Examples

  • I turned around on my knees and riffled through the row of dresses.

    Brooklyn Story Suzanne Corso 2011

  • I shoot a smoothbore and have 2 inch groups at 50 yards, no need for a riffled barrel.

    Shotgun Slug Accuracy Tips from the American Slug Shooting Association 2009

  • Cara bent her head and riffled through the crumbly yellowed pages in a white heat of embarrassment.

    Choker Elizabeth Woods 2011

  • Cara bent her head and riffled through the crumbly yellowed pages in a white heat of embarrassment.

    Choker Elizabeth Woods 2011

  • “We actually did this play once before,” Tory said as she riffled through the papers on a nearby counter.

    At Hidden Falls Barbara Freethy 2011

  • As J-Hawk riffled through his wallet, I noticed another peculiar thing.

    Mercy Kill Lori Armstrong 2011

  • The deck might not be divided exactly in half, for instance, or the cards might be riffled together in a haphazard way.

    Pick a Card, Any Card Alex Stone 2011

  • The attendant riffled through a manual the size of a September Vogue, called something like "The Airline Book of Rules and Regulations."

    A Flight Attendant From Hell Marisa Acocella Marchetto 2012

  • As J-Hawk riffled through his wallet, I noticed another peculiar thing.

    Mercy Kill Lori Armstrong 2011

  • Cara bent her head and riffled through the crumbly yellowed pages in a white heat of embarrassment.

    Choker Elizabeth Woods 2011

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