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verb | noun rummagerummage1 /ˈrʌmɪdʒ/ verb [intransitive always + adv./prep.] VERB TABLErummage |
Present | I, you, we, they | rummage | | he, she, it | rummages | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | rummaged | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have rummaged | | he, she, it | has rummaged | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had rummaged | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will rummage | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have rummaged |
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Present | I | am rummaging | | he, she, it | is rummaging | | you, we, they | are rummaging | Past | I, he, she, it | was rummaging | | you, we, they | were rummaging | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been rummaging | | he, she, it | has been rummaging | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been rummaging | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be rummaging | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been rummaging |
(also rummage around) to search for something by moving things around in a careless way: rummage in/through etc. Andrea rummaged through her purse for a tissue. verb | noun rummagerummage2 noun [uncountable] ETYMOLOGYrummage2Origin: 1400-1500 Old French arrimage arranging the load in a ship old clothes, toys, etc. that you do not want anymore |