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rummage

UK
/ˈrʌmɪdʒ/
US
/ˈrʌmɪdʒ/
rummage around

Translations

rummagenoun
rummages
pl
UK
/ˈrʌmɪdʒ/
US
/ˈrʌmɪdʒ/
She had a quick rummage through her bag to find her keys.
Elle a fait une rapide fouille dans son sac pour trouver ses clés.
The attic was full of old rummage that hadn't been sorted in years.
Le grenier était rempli de vieux bric-à-brac qui n’avait pas été trié depuis des années.
Additional translations
bazarFamilier.
Synonyms
investigation
scavenging
foray
exploration
search
rummageverb
rummaged
Past Simple
rummaged
Past Participle
rummaging
Gerund
UK
/ˈrʌm.ɪdʒ/
US
/ˈrʌm.ɪdʒ/
She rummaged through her bag to find her keys.
Elle a fouillé dans son sac pour trouver ses clés.
Additional translations
farfouillerFamilier.
Synonyms
inspect
scour
probe
forage
explore
dig
sift
search
rummageadjective
UK
/ˈrʌm.ɪdʒ/
US
/ˈrʌm.ɪdʒ/
Used attributively, chiefly in the compound 'rummage sale'.
de bric-à-bracDans l’expression « rummage sale ».
They found a vintage lamp at a local rummage sale.
Ils ont trouvé une lampe vintage dans une vente de bric-à-brac locale.
Additional translations
d'occasionDans l’expression « rummage sale ».

Definitions

rummagenoun
A thorough search among a collection of items, often in a disorganized manner.
She had a quick rummage through her bag to find her keys.
A miscellaneous collection of items, often in a disorganized state.
The attic was full of old rummage that hadn't been sorted in years.
rummageverb
To search unsystematically and untidily through a mass or receptacle.
She rummaged through her bag to find her keys.
rummageadjective
Relating to or denoting a sale of miscellaneous second-hand or unwanted items.
They found a vintage lamp at a local rummage sale.
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