rummage

//ˈrʌmɪdʒ//
B2Frequency Level 12Neutral
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Verb

rummageInfinitive
rummagePresent tense
rummagedPast tense
rummagedPast participle
rummagingPresent participle
rummagesThird-person singular
1

To search for something by moving things around carelessly or untidily.

She rummaged through her bag looking for her keys.

2

To find something by searching through a container or space in a disorderly manner.

She rummaged her keys from the bottom of her bag.

Noun

1

An act of searching through things in a disorganized way.

After a quick rummage through the drawer, she found her keys.

2

A collection of miscellaneous items, especially those for sale at a rummage sale.

We donated a box of rummage to the charity sale.

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