rummage around

UK
/ˈrʌmɪdʒ əˈraʊnd/
US
/ˈrʌmɪdʒ əˈraʊnd/
rummage aroundverb
rummaged around
Past Simple
rummaged around
Past Participle
rummaging around
Gerund
UK
/ˈrʌmɪdʒ əˈraʊnd/
US
/ˈrʌmɪdʒ əˈraʊnd/
Translations
He rummaged around in the attic looking for old photos.
Он копался на чердаке в поисках старых фотографий.
She rummaged around in her bag for the keys.
Она рылась в сумке в поисках ключей.
Additional translations
Definitions
To search unsystematically and untidily through a mass or receptacle.
She rummaged around in her bag to find her keys.
Synonyms
dig through
poke around
ferret out
sift through