rummaging

UK
/ˈrʌm.ɪdʒ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈrʌm.ɪdʒ.ɪŋ/
rummagingnoun
rummagings
pl
Translations
The rummaging through the attic took hours, but eventually, they found the old photo album.
La fouille du grenier a pris des heures, mais ils ont fini par retrouver le vieil album photo.
Definitions
The act of searching thoroughly or in a disorganized manner.
The rummaging through the attic took hours, but eventually, they found the old photo album.
rummaginggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈrʌm.ɪ.dʒɪŋ/
US
/ˈrʌm.ɪ.dʒɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe someone or something that is actively searching.
Translations
fouillantEmploi participial.
The rummaging children left the toy box upside down.
Les enfants fouillant dans les jouets ont renversé la boîte à jouets.
Definitions
Actively engaged in searching through something in a thorough or haphazard way.
The rummaging children left the toy box upside down.
rummageverb

rummaging

ing-form

rummaged
Past Simple
rummaged
Past Participle
rummaging
ing-form
UK
/ˈrʌm.ɪdʒ/
US
/ˈrʌm.ɪdʒ/
Translations
She rummaged through her bag to find her keys.
Elle a fouillé dans son sac pour trouver ses clés.
Additional translations
farfouillerFamilier.
Definitions
To search unsystematically and untidily through a mass or receptacle.
She rummaged through her bag to find her keys.
rummagegerund / present participle

rummaging

Translations
The rummaging stranger scattered the contents of the drawer across the floor.
L’inconnu fouillant a dispersé le contenu du tiroir sur le sol.
Additional translations
farfouillantFamilier.
Definitions
Engaged in searching through something untidily or unsystematically.
The rummaging stranger scattered the contents of the drawer across the floor.
rummagenoun
Definitions
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.
rummageadjective
Definitions
Relating to or denoting a sale of miscellaneous second-hand or unwanted items.
They found a vintage lamp at a local rummage sale.