rummaging
- present participle of rummage.
Example Sentences
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They were both rummaging for treasure at one of the junk stalls.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
At the warehouse in Bangkok's Nonthaburi suburb, the sound of people rummaging through products and plastic crates clattering against shopping carts echoes through the building.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
Chatrie asks whether the Constitution still remembers that lesson once the rummaging happens through data instead of drawers.
From Slate ● May 20, 2026
For the next few decades, my counterparts and I looked for answers to our questions by rummaging the internet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 16, 2025
He unsnapped the flap of the purse and was rummaging through the zippered compartments when the door opened.
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
