verb · transitive · rare

rummage

rummage · rummages · rummaged · rummaging

копаться, рыться, обыскивать, обшаривать

durchwühlen, stöbern, wühlen

To arrange in the hold of a shipTo arrange (cargo, goods, etc.) in the hold of a ship; to move or rearrange such goods.

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/ˈɹʌm.ɪd͡ʒ/

» Tom rummaged through the drawer, looking for a pencil.

Том порылся в ящике в поисках карандаша.

Meaning

4 senses

(transitive)To arrange (cargo, goods, etc.) in the hold of a ship; to move or rearrange such goods.
(transitive)To search a vessel for smuggled goods.
After the long voyage, the customs officers rummaged the ship.
search haphazardly
(transitive)To search something thoroughly and with disregard for the way in which things were arranged.
She rummaged her purse in search of the keys.
The burglars rummaged the entire house for cash and jewellery.
durchwühlen
обы́скиватьobýskivatʹ, обша́риватьobšárivatʹ
(intransitive)To hastily search for something in a confined space and among many items by carelessly turning things over or pushing things aside; dig through carelessly.
She rummaged in the drawers trying to find the missing sock.
wühlen, stöbern, durchwühlen
ры́тьсяrýtʹsja, копа́тьсяkopátʹsja, ры́тьсяrýtʹsja

Examples

56 sentences

Tom rummaged through the drawer, looking for a pencil.
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Tom rummaged through the drawer, looking for a stapler.
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Tom opened the drawer and began to rummage through it.
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Tom rummaged through his closet looking for a pair of black shoes.
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Tom was rummaging through some of his stuff when Mary walked into the room.
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

(transitive) to search something thoroughly and with disregard:

to hastily search for:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

(transitive) to search something thoroughly and with disregard:

to hastily search for:

Origin

From Middle English ronage, from Old French arrumage (compare French arrimage), from arrum

From Middle English ronage, from Old French arrumage (compare French arrimage), from arrumer (“to arrange the cargo in the hold”) (compare French arrimer and Spanish arrumar).

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