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Rarerifled
The correct spelling is rifled.
How to pronounce rifled
verb
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The correct spelling is rifled. To quickly search through many items (such as papers, the contents of a drawer, a pile of clothing). (See also rifflehttp//verbmall.blogspot.com/2008/05/riffle-or-rifle.html) For example: "She made a mess when she rifled through the stack of papers, looking for the title document."
Usage Examples
“She made a mess when she rifled through the stack of papers, looking for the title document.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To quickly search through many items (such as papers, the contents of a drawer, a pile of clothing). (See also rifflehttp//verbmall.blogspot.com/2008/05/riffle-or-rifle.html)
- 2.To commit robbery or theft.
- 3.To search with intent to steal; to ransack, pillage or plunder.
- 4.To strip of goods; to rob; to pillage.
- 5.To seize and bear away by force; to snatch away; to carry off.
adjective
- 1.Having a spiral on the interior of a gun bore to make a fired bullet spin in flight to improve range and accuracy.
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