rummaging
present participle ofrummage
rummage
verb[I+ adv/prep]
uk/ˈrʌm.ɪdʒ/us/ˈrʌm.ɪdʒ/tosearchfor something bymovingthings aroundcarelesslyandlookinginto, under, and behind them:
She rummagedin/throughall thedrawers,lookingfor apen.
to search for something
- searchI've searched everywhere and can't find my passport.
- lookShe was looking in her handbag for a pen.
- huntI've hunted all over the place but I can't find that book.
- rummageHe rummaged through his pockets, looking for his keys.
- ferret outThe inspector general has broad powers to ferret out fraud on the state and local level.
- combPolice combed the area for evidence.
Searching
- -seeking
- beachcomb
- beachcomber
- beachcombing
- body search
- bounty hunter
- divine
- keepyour/aneye out forsomeone/somethingidiom
- leave no stone unturnedidiom
- manhunt
- mudlark
- mudlarking
- nose
- scout
- scratch
- seeksomeone/somethingout
- seeker
- shake
- shakesomeonedown
- shakedown
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Hem of the long robe gliding, arummagingin cabinets too high for the kids to reach.
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For instance, if the police are looking for stolen video recorders, they cannot gorummagingthrough correspondence and documents.
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That saved usrummagingon the floor in the piles of paperwork to find the relevant document.
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If a police officer applies for a warrant and finds no evidence, butrummagingthrough the papers finds evidence of something else, is he entitled to use that evidence?
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To make ends meet he beganrummagingthrough garbage and junk in the neighborhood to sell at the local swap meet.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Dumpster diving is not, however, limited torummagingfor food.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They spend their daysrummagingin dumps looking for items that can be sold for money.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The album's title comes from the band's tour manager of the time, who would often spend afternoonsrummagingthrift stores and purchasing strange memorabilia.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These birds forage on the ground or in low vegetation, with a habit of noisilyrummagingthrough dry leaves searching for food.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was seenrummagingthrough a plastic bag and did not speak to anyone, even when a staff member asked if she could help him.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The name is based on a misunderstanding of young knaves, which was found by the band whenrummagingthrough a book.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Self-taught, she is said to have found the zither whilstrummagingin a cupboard as a small child.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She was rumoured to be seenrummagingin bins searching for feathers to decorate her hair.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He discovers that the bag is too small, and startsrummagingfor another bag.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This technique involvesrummagingthrough the garbage of retailers, residences, offices, and other facilities for useful goods.
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