rummage
verb (used with object)
to search thoroughly or actively through (a place, receptacle, etc.), especially by moving around, turning over, or looking through contents.
am rummaging
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present progressiveof rummage (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Tell Lady B. with my compliments, that I am rummaging my papers for a MS. worthy of her acceptation.
From Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 With His Letters and Journals by Thomas Moore
