Tom caught Mary rifling through his stuff.
Source: tatoeba (10209579)
Rifling
//ˈɹaɪflɪŋ//
Synonyms for "rifling" (41 found)
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Finnish
3 entries- rihlat noun (system of grooves)
- rihlaus noun (act or process)
- rihlaus noun (system of grooves)
Sample sentences
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Rifling through a dead man's belongings is ghoulish.
Source: tatoeba (10570127)
Hundreds of officers with salaries, bonuses and state-funded apartments are carrying out ridiculous work: on orders from the very top, they are searching the apartments of ordinary people, going through their personal belongings, photographs, rifling through documents, confiscating computers and other electronics, and then carrying out lengthy interrogations that can last hours.
Source: tatoeba (12013654)
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