ROOTLE AROUND/ABOUT

Meaning of ROOTLE AROUND/ABOUT in English

root ‧ le /ˈruːtl/ BrE AmE ( also rootle around/about ) verb [intransitive]

British English informal to search for something by moving many other things around

—rootle noun [singular]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

ROOTLE — intransitive verb (~d; rootling) Etymology: frequentative of 3root Date: 1809 root III
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AROUND — I. əˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, probably from a- (I) + round, n. 1. a. : in a circle or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ABOUT — I. əˈbau̇t, usu -d.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English about, abouten, from Old English abūtan, from a- (I) + būtan outside, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROOTLE — ˈrüd. ə l intransitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: freq. of root (III) : root III lean black pigs rootle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AROUND — /euh rownd"/ , adv. 1. in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ABOUT — /euh bowt"/ , prep. 1. of; concerning; in regard to: instructions about the work; a book about the Civil War. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AROUND — I. ə-ˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, from a- (I) + round (II) Date: 14th century 1. a. : in a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ABOUT — I. ə-ˈbau̇t adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English abūtan, from a- (I) + būtan outside — more at but …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ROOTLE — intransitive verb ( roo·tled ; roo·tling ˈrüt-liŋ, ˈrü-t ə l-iŋ) Etymology: frequentative of root (III) Date: 1809 : root III
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AROUND — adv in a circle; circularly; on every side; round. 2. around ·prep on all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as …
Webster English vocab
ABOUT — adv on all sides; around. 2. about ·prep around; all round; on every side of. 3. about ·prep in concern …
Webster English vocab
ROOTLE — ■ verb Brit. informal term for root 2 . Origin C19: frequentative of root 2 .
Concise Oxford English vocab
ROOTLE — rootl|e BrE AmE ˈruːt ə l AmE \ ˈruːt̬ ə l ▷ rootl|ed d ▷ rootl|es z ▷ rootl|ing ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
AROUND — / əˈraʊnd; NAmE / adverb , preposition ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of around in phrasal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ABOUT — / əˈbaʊt; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective ■ adverb 1. a little more or less than; a little …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROOTLE — root ‧ le /ˈruːtl/ BrE AmE ( also rootle around/about ) verb [intransitive] British English informal to search for something …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AROUND — a ‧ round S1 W1 /əˈraʊnd/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition 1 . surrounding or on all sides of something …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ABOUT — I. a ‧ bout 1 S1 W1 /əˈbaʊt/ BrE AmE preposition 1 . concerning or relating to a particular subject: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ROOTLE — v.intr. & tr. Brit. = ROOT(2) 1, 2. [ROOT(2)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ABOUT — prep. & adv. --prep. 1 a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROOTLE — v.intr. & tr. Brit. = ROOT(2) 1, 2. [ ROOT(2) ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AROUND — adv. & prep. adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ABOUT — prep. & adv. prep. 1 a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROOTLE — v.intr. & tr. Brit. ROOT(2) 1, 2. Etymology: ROOT(2)
Oxford English vocab
AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1. on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Oxford English vocab
ABOUT — prep. & adv. --prep. 1. a on the subject of; in connection with (a book about birds; what are you …
Oxford English vocab
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ABOUT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
AROUND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AROUND — adv. all around around the clock bring around fool around hang around kick around mess around play around push around …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AROUND — INDEX: 1. around someone or something 2. to be surrounded by something 3. to move into a position around someone …
Longman Activator English vocab
AROUND — See ↑ AROUND/ROUND 1,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ ask around • ↑ be around • ↑ come around • ↑ come …
Longman Activator English vocab
ABOUT — INDEX: 1. about a subject or person 2. to have something as the main subject RELATED WORDS talk about : …
Longman Activator English vocab
AROUND — adv. 25B6; adverb there were houses scattered around : ON EVERY SIDE, on all sides, throughout, all over (the place), …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ROOTLE — v (low obs) совокупляться
Dirty English-Russian vocab
AROUND — adv. 1 about, approximately, nearly, almost, roughly; circa There were around a dozen of us in the place 2 about, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ROOTLE — гл. 1) рыть землю рылом (о свиньях) Pigs rootle about in the mud for their food. ≈ Свиньи копаются в …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AROUND — 1. нареч. 1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around ≈ фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ABOUT
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ROOTLE — v 1. = root 2 2. сл. расследовать ( что-л. ); копаться, раскапывать ( какое-л. обстоятельство ; тж. rootle round)
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AROUND — around.ogg 1. əʹraʋnd adv 1. 1> кругом; вокруг to turn around - вращаться см. тж. 4 he was turning around …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ABOUT
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ROOTLE — гл.1) рыть землю рылом (о свиньях) Pigs rootle about in the mud for their food. — Свиньи копаются в грязи …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
AROUND — around нареч.1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around — фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn:everywhere, all …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ROOTLE — (v) искать; копаться; раскапывать; раскопать; расследовать; рыть землю рылом; рыться
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
ROOTLE — v 1. = root2 2. сл. расследовать ( что-л. ); копаться, раскапывать ( какое-л. обстоятельство ; тж. ~ round)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
ROOTLE — v 1. = root 2 2. сл. расследовать ( что-л. ); копаться, раскапывать ( какое-л. обстоятельство ; тж. rootle round)
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AROUND — 1. əʹraʋnd adv 1. 1> кругом; вокруг to turn around - вращаться см. тж. 4 he was turning around and …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ABOUT
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ROOTLE — гл. 1) рыть землю рылом ( о свиньях ) Pigs rootle about in the mud for their food. — Свиньи …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
AROUND — 1. нареч. 1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around — фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn: …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ABOUT — 1. нареч. 1) кругом; повсюду He was nowhere about. — Его нигде не было. There was much gossip about concerning …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ROOTLE — гл. 1) рыть землю рылом (о свиньях) Pigs rootle about in the mud for their food. — Свиньи копаются в грязи в …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
AROUND — 1. нареч. 1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around — фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn: everywhere, all over 2) в …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ABOUT — 1. нареч. 1) кругом; повсюду He was nowhere about. — Его нигде не было. There was much gossip about concerning his affairs. — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ROOTLE — _v. 1> рыть землю рылом (о свиньях); Pigs rootle about in the mud for their food. 2> рыться, искать 3> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
AROUND — 1. _adv. 1> всюду, кругом 2> в окружности; в обхвате; the tree measures four feet around - дерево имеет четыре …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
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Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
ROOTLE — v. 1. рыть землю рылом (о свиньях); Pigs rootle about in the mud for their food. 2. рыться, искать 3. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
AROUND — 1. adv. 1. всюду, кругом 2. в окружности; в обхвате; the tree measures four feet around - дерево имеет четыре …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
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Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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