rifling

(noun) the cutting of spiral grooves on the inside of the barrel of a firearm. Synonyms: grooving.

(verb) steal goods; take as spoils. Synonyms: plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray. Example: "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners."

(verb) go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way. Synonyms: rifle, go. Example: "Who rifled through my desk drawers?."