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rifflerif‧fle /ˈrɪfəl/ (also riffle through) verb [transitive] riffleOrigin: 1700-1800 Perhaps from ripple + ruffle VERB TABLEriffle |
Present | I, you, we, they | riffle | | he, she, it | riffles | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | riffled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have riffled | | he, she, it | has riffled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had riffled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will riffle | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have riffled |
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Present | I | am riffling | | he, she, it | is riffling | | you, we, they | are riffling | Past | I, he, she, it | was riffling | | you, we, they | were riffling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been riffling | | he, she, it | has been riffling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been riffling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be riffling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been riffling |
- Harry riffled through the comics.
- Blackbirds have been riffling through the feather moss, plucking out chunks and scattering it about like bright green mattress stuffing.
- Good manners forbade you to riffle through the pile, lift the layers until you found one you liked the look of.
- I riffle through my Esquire, practically ripping the pages out at the seam.
- Miss Honey had seated herself at her table and was riffling through some papers.
- She had to riffle through the pages of her notebook to find the number, which she had only rarely used.
- Some people are lucky enough to see the condors within ten feet here; to hear the wind riffling through their feathers.
to move and quickly look at pieces of paper or the pages of a book, magazine etc → flip through: He riffled through the papers on his desk. |