was riffling
- past progressive of riffle.
Example Sentences
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Charlotte Sorenson was riffling through a newspaper one morning in December when she recognized someone in a gallery advertisement for a Norman Rockwell painting that she had not seen in years: herself.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2021
Miss Honey had seated herself at her table and was riffling through some papers.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
He had pulled a deck of cards from his hip pocket, and now was riffling them with pointed interest.
From Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance by Horton, Marcus
Billy Kane was paying little attention to the other’s words; he was riffling the banknotes through his fingers—they were of all denominations, from hundred-dollar bills down to fives.
From Doors of the Night by Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius)
