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ransacking

UK
/ˈræn.sæk.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈræn.sæk.ɪŋ/

Translations

ransackingnoun
ransackings
pl
The ransacking of the ancient tombs was a great loss to history.
Разграбление древних гробниц было большой потерей для истории.
The police conducted a ransacking of the suspect's apartment.
Полиция провела обыск в квартире подозреваемого.
The ransacking of the village left many homes destroyed.
Грабёж деревни оставил многие дома разрушенными.
Additional translations
мародёрство
Synonyms
scavenging
foraging
searching
looting
plundering
ransackinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈrænˌsækɪŋ/
US
/ˈrænˌsækɪŋ/
ransackverb

ransacking

Gerund

ransacked
Past Simple
ransacked
Past Participle
ransacking
Gerund
UK
/ˈræn.sæk/
US
/ˈræn.sæk/
The thieves ransacked the house looking for valuables.
Воры грабили дом в поисках ценностей.
The police ransacked the apartment for evidence.
Полиция обшаривала квартиру в поисках улик.
The invaders ransacked the village, leaving nothing behind.
Захватчики разграбили деревню, не оставив ничего.
Additional translations
рыскать
Synonyms
plunder
despoil
search
loot
pillager
rob
raid
forage

Definitions

ransackingnoun
The act of searching thoroughly or in a disorderly manner, often with the intent to steal or cause damage.
The ransacking of the office left papers scattered everywhere and several items missing.
ransackinggerund / present participle
Engaged in or characterized by ransacking; intent on searching a place roughly and often destructively.
Ransacking soldiers stormed through the village, overturning furniture in every house.
ransackverb
To search (a place) thoroughly and forcibly, stealing items and often causing damage; to plunder or pillage.
The marauding soldiers ransacked the village, burning houses and taking valuables.
To rummage through (something) in a hurried or disorderly way in order to find a desired item.
He ransacked the filing cabinet looking for the missing contract.
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