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)
“She made a mess when she rifled through the stack of papers, looking for the title document.”
To search with intent to steal; to ransack, pillage or plunder.
noun
A shouldered firearm with a long, rifled barrel to improve range and accuracy.