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.
rummages
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present tense formof rummage (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Deiri Fayyad rummages through dustbins in the Lebanese capital Beirut in search of plastics and other discarded materials to be recycled.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2023
Your browser rummages through with the server, looking for a way to convince you that the page is trustworthy for a purchase.
From Slate ● Dec. 3, 2022
When Alex, defying her mother and grandmother’s orders, rummages through the box, she finds an entire life that Maia has never shared with her.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2022
He rummages through his stash of salvaged parts in the garden shed and locates a pair of replacements.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2022
I squeeze my eyes shut and listen as Ma rummages in the box before snapping the tin shut.
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
