verb, noun
verb [V+adv./prep.] to move things around carelessly while searching for sth:
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.
noun [sing.] the act of looking for sth among a group of other objects in a way that makes them untidy:
Have a rummage around in the drawer and see if you can find a pen.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for rummage is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does rummage appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — rummage appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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