RUMMAGE


Meaning of RUMMAGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ rʌmɪdʒ ]

( rummages, rummaging, rummaged)

If you rummage through something, you search for something you want by moving things around in a careless or hurried way.

They rummage through piles of second-hand clothes for something that fits...

= root

VERB : V prep

Rummage is also a noun.

A brief rummage will provide several pairs of gloves.

N-SING : a N

Rummage about and rummage around mean the same as rummage .

I opened the fridge and rummaged about...

He rummaged around the post room and found the document.

PHRASAL VERB : V P , V P n (not pron)

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