riffle
verb (used with or without object)
to turn hastily; flutter and shift.
riffled
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past participleof riffle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof riffle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
riffleverb (used with or without object)to turn hastily; flutter and shift.
Example Sentences
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He pulled out a cardboard box full of little metal templates for different airlines and riffled through them.
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2020
They began running through a checklist as the cockpit recorder captured the sound of pages being riffled through.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 25, 2019
At first it looks like a revelation in looseness, as if McPhee had simply riffled through his voluminous back catalog.
From New York Times ● Dec. 17, 2018
He travelled from the Caucasus Mountains to Israel and beyond, and riffled through archives, to unearth ancient ‘founder’ grape varieties.
From Nature ● May 29, 2018
But then he pushed up in his bed a bit and riffled through his night table and found a photograph of her, which he showed to me.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
