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Definition of rummage in English: rummageverb ˈrʌmɪdʒˈrəmɪdʒ [no object]1Search unsystematically and untidily through something. he rummaged in his pocket for a handkerchief with object he rummaged the drawer for his false teeth Example sentencesExamples - She rummaged through her nightstand drawer until she found her journal.
- Alex rolled her eyes, went into her room and began rummaging through her drawers.
- I rummaged in the sock drawer for a matching pair, flung on a jacket, and jammed my feet into trainers, and then walked to work in record time.
- Quickly, I jump out of bed, rummaging through my drawers for something to wear.
- Valerie opened one of the drawers and rummaged through its contents.
- The twins went into the kitchen, and Rebecca pulled open the drawer, rummaging about for the key.
- Over the next half-hour, Chowdhury was searched and his bags rummaged.
- After rummaging through his drawer for several minutes he pulled out a pair of tight fitting jeans and long sleeved dark blue shirt.
- I'm at the computer for six or seven hours a day, but this also includes a lot of messing about, like rummaging in drawers or leaving my office to go to the fridge.
- She rummaged through her drawer and found the directions to Megan's house.
- Arnold, my son, was inside, kneeling in front of my open desk drawers, rummaging through the various documents within.
- I was rummaging through my pocket in search of airsickness pills and looking down at the barren brownish plain, only occasionally dissected with dirt tracks.
- He rummaged through several file drawers until he found two sheets of paper which he slid across the desk to me.
- After rummaging through the drawer Jimmy pulled out a small, shiny object.
- After rummaging through her drawers, she finally found her pink lip gloss, applied it, and then put it in her pocket.
- I spent most of the night rummaging through desk drawers and sifting through filing cabinets.
- She rummaged around the cutlery drawer and came up with a ladle.
- She started rummaging through a medicine drawer.
- I started rummaging through my middle drawer, trying to find a shirt.
- He rummaged through a kitchen drawer until he found a flashlight that worked.
Synonyms search (through), hunt through, scrabble about/around in, root about/around in, ferret (about/around) in, fish about/around in, poke around in, dig in, grub about in, delve in, go through, explore, sift through, rifle through, scour, ransack, turn over British informal rootle around in Australian/New Zealand informal fossick through rare roust around in - 1.1with object Find (something) by rummaging.
Mick rummaged up his skateboard Example sentencesExamples - She rummaged up some change, and bought us some sodas.
- She handed over her mobile and I rummaged the few digits from my memory.
- He stared at the door for a moment before letting out a sigh, rummaging his keys out from his pocket, and unlocking his own.
- 1.2with object (of a customs officer) make a thorough search of (a vessel)
our brief was to rummage as many of the vessels as possible
noun ˈrʌmɪdʒˈrəmɪdʒ 1An unsystematic and untidy search. open up the box and have a rummage around Example sentencesExamples - The scramble to the hospital allowed time only for a rummage in the glove compartment of our car, which provided a battered copy of Twenty Golden Country Greats as the sole musical accompaniment to the birth.
- He chuckles to himself, rummages through his coat's pockets for his pipe.
- For any environmental journalist, myself included, a rummage through 30 years of the magazine is a salutary experience.
- I can move stuff from place to place sort of like a modern archaeologist using machinery doing his rummage through history.
- He went for a walk on the roof, for a rummage in a bin then went back on to the roof.
- But after a quick rummage through the brown leather bag, he snaps it shut and gestures to the door.
- Now and again he has a good rummage though his bookshelf to see what he can find, and at the moment he's reading a book of Robert Browning's poetry.
- It was only when the former home help saw an appeal for the winner of the three-week-old jackpot to come forward that a cupboard rummage produced the winning numbers.
- This well attended enjoyable fair is well worth a rummage and browse through the different stalls.
- Nephew Jack's third letter again had me delving deep into my drawer full of old newspaper cuttings, and after a quick rummage around I found just what I was looking for.
- I think we could all benefit from a fresh rummage in our drawers to give our wardrobes and our figures the uplift we deserve.
- A quick rummage through the pockets confirms that everything is just where you left it last October.
- He had a rummage around and saw something familiar.
- Set in a depressing flat on a south London estate, teenager Luke rummages down the back of a grubby sofa in a fruitless search for something.
- A rummage through the BBC archives shows a country suffering a great deal of angst.
- 1.1 A thorough search of a vessel by a customs officer.
a rummage of the vessel revealed eighty cases of cigars
Derivatives noun Every day we hiply dressed rummagers divide the sellable items from the damaged ones; the good stuff gets a wash and then goes to Chicago's five outlets.
Origin Late 15th century: from Old French arrumage, from arrumer 'stow (in a hold)', from Middle Dutch ruim 'room'. In early use the word referred to the arranging of items such as casks in the hold of a ship, giving rise (early 17th century) to the verb sense 'make a search of (a vessel'). Definition of rummage in US English: rummageverbˈrəmɪdʒˈrəmij [no object]1Search unsystematically and untidily through a mass or receptacle. he rummaged in his pocket for a handkerchief with object he rummaged the drawer for his false teeth Example sentencesExamples - The twins went into the kitchen, and Rebecca pulled open the drawer, rummaging about for the key.
- Valerie opened one of the drawers and rummaged through its contents.
- She started rummaging through a medicine drawer.
- I spent most of the night rummaging through desk drawers and sifting through filing cabinets.
- I started rummaging through my middle drawer, trying to find a shirt.
- She rummaged through her drawer and found the directions to Megan's house.
- Alex rolled her eyes, went into her room and began rummaging through her drawers.
- Over the next half-hour, Chowdhury was searched and his bags rummaged.
- After rummaging through the drawer Jimmy pulled out a small, shiny object.
- He rummaged through a kitchen drawer until he found a flashlight that worked.
- Arnold, my son, was inside, kneeling in front of my open desk drawers, rummaging through the various documents within.
- After rummaging through her drawers, she finally found her pink lip gloss, applied it, and then put it in her pocket.
- I'm at the computer for six or seven hours a day, but this also includes a lot of messing about, like rummaging in drawers or leaving my office to go to the fridge.
- She rummaged around the cutlery drawer and came up with a ladle.
- I was rummaging through my pocket in search of airsickness pills and looking down at the barren brownish plain, only occasionally dissected with dirt tracks.
- Quickly, I jump out of bed, rummaging through my drawers for something to wear.
- He rummaged through several file drawers until he found two sheets of paper which he slid across the desk to me.
- She rummaged through her nightstand drawer until she found her journal.
- After rummaging through his drawer for several minutes he pulled out a pair of tight fitting jeans and long sleeved dark blue shirt.
- I rummaged in the sock drawer for a matching pair, flung on a jacket, and jammed my feet into trainers, and then walked to work in record time.
Synonyms search, search through, hunt through, scrabble about in, scrabble around in, root about in, root around in, ferret in, ferret about in, ferret around in, fish about in, fish around in, poke around in, dig in, grub about in, delve in, go through, explore, sift through, rifle through, scour, ransack, turn over - 1.1with object Find (something) by rummaging.
Mick rummaged up his skateboard Example sentencesExamples - She rummaged up some change, and bought us some sodas.
- She handed over her mobile and I rummaged the few digits from my memory.
- He stared at the door for a moment before letting out a sigh, rummaging his keys out from his pocket, and unlocking his own.
- 1.2with object (of a customs officer) make a thorough search of (a vessel)
our brief was to rummage as many of the vessels as possible
nounˈrəmɪdʒˈrəmij 1An unsystematic and untidy search through a mass or receptacle. Example sentencesExamples - A rummage through the BBC archives shows a country suffering a great deal of angst.
- For any environmental journalist, myself included, a rummage through 30 years of the magazine is a salutary experience.
- But after a quick rummage through the brown leather bag, he snaps it shut and gestures to the door.
- It was only when the former home help saw an appeal for the winner of the three-week-old jackpot to come forward that a cupboard rummage produced the winning numbers.
- He went for a walk on the roof, for a rummage in a bin then went back on to the roof.
- Now and again he has a good rummage though his bookshelf to see what he can find, and at the moment he's reading a book of Robert Browning's poetry.
- A quick rummage through the pockets confirms that everything is just where you left it last October.
- Nephew Jack's third letter again had me delving deep into my drawer full of old newspaper cuttings, and after a quick rummage around I found just what I was looking for.
- He had a rummage around and saw something familiar.
- I think we could all benefit from a fresh rummage in our drawers to give our wardrobes and our figures the uplift we deserve.
- The scramble to the hospital allowed time only for a rummage in the glove compartment of our car, which provided a battered copy of Twenty Golden Country Greats as the sole musical accompaniment to the birth.
- This well attended enjoyable fair is well worth a rummage and browse through the different stalls.
- I can move stuff from place to place sort of like a modern archaeologist using machinery doing his rummage through history.
- He chuckles to himself, rummages through his coat's pockets for his pipe.
- Set in a depressing flat on a south London estate, teenager Luke rummages down the back of a grubby sofa in a fruitless search for something.
- 1.1 A thorough search of a vessel by a customs officer.
Origin Late 15th century: from Old French arrumage, from arrumer ‘stow (in a hold)’, from Middle Dutch ruim ‘room’. In early use the word referred to the arranging of items such as casks in the hold of a ship, giving rise (early 17th century) to the verb sense ‘make a search of (a vessel’). |