rummage



rummage around (somewhere) (for something)

to move things about haphazardly while looking for something somewhere. Alice rummaged around in the drawer for a candy bar she had been saving. After she rummaged around for the candy bar, she found it. She rummaged around in the old trunk.
See also: around, rummage

rummage through something

to move things about haphazardly while searching through something. I rummaged through my top drawer, looking for any two socks that matched. Mary spent some time rummaging through the toolbox before she found what she was looking for.
See also: rummage

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
RikkiRIK-eeEnglish (Modern)
BerBERYiddish
Leontyne-English (Rare)
Balkwill['bɔ:kwil]
TristinTRIS-tinEnglish (Modern)
Valentinavah-len-TEE-nah (Italian), vah-lyen-TEE-nah (Russian), vah-leen-TEE-nah (Russian)Italian, Russian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Romanian, Spanish, Ancient Roman