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.
Рыскание на чердаке заняло несколько часов, но в конце концов они нашли старый фотоальбом.
Additional translations
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
The rummaging children left the toy box upside down.
Рыскающие дети оставили коробку с игрушками вверх дном.
Additional translations
шарящийразговорное
Definitions
Actively engaged in searching through something in a thorough or haphazard way.
The rummaging children left the toy box upside down.
rummageverb

rummaging

Gerund

rummaged
Past Simple
rummaged
Past Participle
rummaging
Gerund
UK
/ˈrʌm.ɪdʒ/
US
/ˈrʌm.ɪdʒ/
Translations
She rummaged through her bag to find her keys.
Она рылась в своей сумке, чтобы найти ключи.
He spent the afternoon rummaging in the attic.
Он провел весь день, копаясь на чердаке.
Additional translations
Definitions
To search unsystematically and untidily through a mass or receptacle.
She rummaged through her bag to find her keys.
rummagegerund / present participle

rummaging

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.