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    rummage
    /ˈrʌmɪdʒ/

    verb

    • 1. search unsystematically and untidily through something: "he rummaged in his pocket for a handkerchief"

    noun

    • 1. an unsystematic and untidy search: "open up the box and have a rummage around"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRUMMAGE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    RUMMAGE definition: 1. to search for something that is difficult to find among other things: 2. a search for something…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rummageRummage Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of RUMMAGE is to make a thorough search or investigation. How to use rummage in a sentence. to make a thorough search or investigation; to engage in an undirected or haphazard search; to make a thorough search through : ransack…

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRUMMAGE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › rummageRummage - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Rummage means to search for something, but in a scattered, disorganized manner. You can rummage through your drawer looking for a lost sock, or you could even hold "a rummage sale" to sell off all your socks that are missing their mates.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRUMMAGE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to search for something that is difficult to find among other things: rummage in/through She rummaged in/through all the drawers, looking for a pen. The chapters overlap and interrelate and readers in search of particular information will have to rummage. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to search for something.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryRUMMAGE - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

    A complete guide to the word "RUMMAGE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › rummage_nrummage, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the noun rummage mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun rummage, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in British English.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionrummage verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    verb. /ˈrʌmɪdʒ/ [intransitive] Verb Forms. + adv./prep. to move things around carelessly while searching for something. She was rummaging around in her bag for her keys. I rummaged through the contents of the box until I found the book I wanted. Word Origin. Take your English to the next level.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryRUMMAGE definition in American English - Collins Online ...

    noun. 1. miscellaneous articles; odds and ends. 2. a rummaging, or thorough search. verb transitive Word forms: ˈrummaged or ˈrummaging. 3. to search through (a place, receptacle, etc.) thoroughly, esp. by moving the contents about, turning them over, etc.; ransack. 4. to get, find, or turn up by or as by searching thoroughly. with up or out.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishRUMMAGE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

    RUMMAGE definition: to search inside something and move things around: . Learn more.