(~s, rummaging, ~d)
If you ~ through something, you search for something you want by moving things around in a careless or hurried way.
They ~ through piles of second-hand clothes for something that fits...
= root
VERB: V prep
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Rummage is also a noun.
A brief ~ will provide several pairs of gloves.
N-SING: a N
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Rummage about and ~ around mean the same as ~ .
I opened the fridge and ~d about...
He ~d around the post room and found the document.
PHRASAL VERB: V P, V P n (not pron)