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rummaging around

/ˈrʌmɪdʒɪŋ əˈraʊnd/

Translations

rummage aroundverb

rummaging around

Gerund

rummaged around

Past Simple

rummaged around

Past Participle

rummaging around

Gerund

/ˈrʌmɪdʒ əˈraʊnd/

fouillerDans un sac, une boîte, un tas, avec l’idée de chercher de façon désordonnée.

She rummaged around in her bag to find her keys.

Elle a fouillé dans son sac pour retrouver ses clés.

Additional translations

farfouillerFamilier. Insiste sur une recherche désordonnée ou indiscrète.

Synonyms

sift through

dig through

ferret out

poke around

rummage aroundverb

To search unsystematically and untidily through a mass or receptacle.

She rummaged around in her bag to find her keys.