rummage

🇺🇸 /ˈrʌmɪdʒ/ 🇬🇧 /ˈrʌmɪdʒ/
Frequency
Difficulty
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verb
R

to search for something by moving things around in a careless or hurried way

I had to rummage through my drawer to find my favorite socks.

noun
R

the act of searching for something by moving things around without order

A quick rummage in the closet turned up a pair of lost shoes.

translation

v. to search for something by moving things around in a careless or hurried way
n. the act of searching for something by moving things around without order

Word Forms

3rd Present rummages
Progressive rummaging
Past rummaged
Perfect rummaged
Plural rummages

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