English
Etymology
Old French arrumage (confer French arrimage), from arrumer (confer French arrimer), "to arrange the cargo in the hold". Confer Spanish arrumar.
Pronunciation
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Verb
en-verb|rummag|ing
- transitive to search something which contains many items hastily by carelessly turning things over or pushing things aside.
#:She rummaged her purse in search for the keys.
- transitive to search something thoroughly and with disregard for the way in which things were arranged
#:The burglars rummaged the entire house for cash and jewellery.
- intransitive to hastily search for something in a confined space and among many items by carelessly turning things over or pushing things aside.
#:She rummaged in the drawers trying to find the missing sock.
Translations
trans-top|to search something which contains many items
Finnish: penkoa
trans-mid
German: durchwühlen
trans-bottom
trans-top|to search something thoroughly and with disregard
trans-mid
German: durchwühlen
trans-bottom
trans-top|to hastily search for
French: fouiller
German: wühlen
trans-mid
Italian: rovistare, frugare
trans-bottom
Noun
rummage
- (obsolete) commotion; disturbance
Quotations
#:"And this, I take it,
#:Is the main motive of our preparations
#:The source of this our watch, and the chief head
#:Of this post-haste and rummage in the land."'' - Horatio, in "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare, act 1 scene 1 l 103-106
Related terms
look
quarry
rake
search
See also
rummage sale
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