Past tense of rifle
regular verb
The past tense of rifle is rifled. The past participle is also rifled.
Forms of rifle
| Base form (V1) | rifle /ˈɹaɪfəl/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | rifled |
| Past participle (V3) | rifled |
| Present participle | rifling /ˈɹaɪflɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | rifles /ˈɹaɪfl̩z/ |
Rifled in a sentence
- She made a mess when she rifled through the stack of papers, looking for the title document.
- The ball rifled off the bat.2014, Alexander Rebelle, Lights of Summer: The Run for Glory
- Convinced that his uncle was a warlock, he rifled through his attic, looking for demonic artifacts.From the entry demonic
- He opened the backpack and rifled through it with the aggressiveness and efficiency of a disgruntled TSA agent.2020, Bryan W. Conway, Sandusky Burning. From the entry tighties
Meaning of rifle
- noun A firearm fired from the shoulder; improved range and accuracy is provided by a long, rifled barrel.
- noun A rifleman.
- noun An artillery piece with a rifled barrel.
Questions about the past tense of rifle
- What is the past tense of rifle?
- The past tense of rifle is rifled.
- What is the past participle of rifle?
- The past participle of rifle is rifled.
- Is rifle a regular or irregular verb?
- Rifle is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: rifle (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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