rummage

[US]/'rʌmɪdʒ/
[UK]/'rʌmɪdʒ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. Search thoroughly; look through for something
n. Act of searching; items found; various items

Phrases & Collocations

rummage through

rummage sale

rummage around

rummage in

Example Sentences

He had a good rummage inside the sofa.

she rummaged in her capacious handbag.

he rummaged in his pocket for a handkerchief.

Mick rummaged up his skateboard.

our brief was to rummage as many of the vessels as possible.

Jo liked this, and after an energetic rummage from garret to cellar, subsided on the sofa to nurse her cold with arsenicum and books.

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