Rifle vs Riffle
Rifle: As a noun, it refers to the long firearm gun which is shot while keeping it at shoulder length. As a transitive verb, it means to search, ransack intensely with the intention of robbing.
For example:1. The rifle provided to the army was more advanced and upgraded, giving them an edge over the enemy side that had the old traditional ones.
2. He is a well known rifle shooter and has also won medals for his country at sharp shooting tournaments.
3. The robbers succeeded in getting to the safety locker of the bank and within minutes they were rifling through the entire safe.
4. I will have to rifle through the pages of the file to get information about the new officer before anyone comes in.
Riffle: It means to shuffle, turn, shift or flutter hastily. It is sometimes used for ‘ripple’ and ‘ruffle’ especially with waters and streams.
1. All eyes were glued on the spot where the magician riffled through the cards and found out the one that was marked.
2. He riffled though the pages of the book to find the page which had the answer to satisfy his curiosity about witches.
Read the following sentences and choose the one that uses the words correctly:1. Too many thoughts clouded his mind and he was unable to decipher which amongst all the ____ (rifled/riffled) ideas actually made any sense.
View Answer / Hide Answer2. The ____ (rifles/riffles) were to be kept under high security so that they would be away from unsafe hands.
View Answer / Hide Answer3. The way he ____ (rifled/riffled) cards, it was clear that he was an expert of the game.
View Answer / Hide Answer4. It looked like the man who had been in his office only ____ (rifled/riffled) for money, leaving aside every other important document as the CBI had suspected to be the mission behind the robbery.
View Answer / Hide Answer5. This time not only the terrorists were dangerous, but also the ____ (rifles/riffles) they carried had a lethal look to it, the ones that make you tremble even if you know it’s just a nightmare.
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