The rummage sale netted me a profit.
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Rummage
Synonyms for "rummage" (110 found)
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13 entriesTranslations
89 translations across 28 languages.
Aromanian
1 entries- gurnjescu verb ((intransitive) to search something which contains many items)
Bulgarian
4 entries- бъркотия noun (disorganized collection of miscellaneous objects)
- ровене noun (thorough search, usually resulting in disorder)
- трюм noun (nautical: place or room for the stowage of cargo)
- тършуване noun (thorough search, usually resulting in disorder)
Catalan
3 entries- furgar verb ((intransitive) to search something which contains many items)
- regirar verb ((transitive) to search something thoroughly and with disregard)
- remenar verb ((intransitive) to search something which contains many items)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 翻尋 /翻寻 verb ((intransitive) to search something which contains many items)
Cimbrian
1 entries- büulan verb ((intransitive) to search something which contains many items)
Finnish
4 entries- ahtaminen noun (nautical: act of stowing cargo)
- penkominen noun (thorough search, usually resulting in disorder)
- ruuma noun (nautical: place or room for the stowage of cargo)
- sekamelska noun (disorganized collection of miscellaneous objects)
French
3 entries- fouiller verb ((intransitive) to search something which contains many items)
- fouiller verb ((transitive) to search something thoroughly and with disregard)
- fouiller verb (to hastily search for)
Galician
4 entries- cachear verb ((intransitive) to search something which contains many items)
- cachear verb ((transitive) to search something thoroughly and with disregard)
- remexer verb ((intransitive) to search something which contains many items)
- remexer verb ((transitive) to search something thoroughly and with disregard)
German
4 entries- durchwühlen verb ((intransitive) to search something which contains many items)
- durchwühlen verb ((transitive) to search something thoroughly and with disregard)
- stöbern verb (to hastily search for)
- wühlen verb (to hastily search for)
Greek
1 entries- σκαλίζω verb ((intransitive) to search something which contains many items)
Gujarati
2 entries- ફેંદવું verb ((intransitive) to search something which contains many items)
- ફેંદવું verb ((transitive) to search something thoroughly and with disregard)
Hebrew
1 entries- חיטט verb ((intransitive) to search something which contains many items)
Irish
1 entries- tiomsaigh verb ((intransitive) to search something which contains many items)
Italian
4 entries- armeggiare verb (to hastily search for)
- buttare all'aria verb ((transitive) to search something thoroughly and with disregard)
- frugare verb ((intransitive) to search something which contains many items)
- frugare verb (to hastily search for)
Japanese
2 entries- 引っ掻き回す verb ((intransitive) to search something which contains many items)
- 漁る verb ((intransitive) to search something which contains many items)
Korean
2 entries- 뒤지다 verb ((transitive) to search something thoroughly and with disregard)
- 헤집다 verb ((transitive) to search something thoroughly and with disregard)
Māori
2 entries- hurahura verb ((intransitive) to search something which contains many items)
- paraketu verb ((intransitive) to search something which contains many items)
Northern Sami
1 entries- boltut verb ((intransitive) to search something which contains many items)
Norwegian
3 entries- endevende verb ((transitive) to search something thoroughly and with disregard)
- gjennomsøke verb ((intransitive) to search something which contains many items)
- grovsøke verb (to hastily search for)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- omkalfatre verb (to hastily search for)
- rote rundt i verb (to hastily search for)
Portuguese
4 entries- esgravatar verb ((transitive) to search something thoroughly and with disregard)
- fuçar verb (to hastily search for)
- revirar verb ((transitive) to search something thoroughly and with disregard)
- revolver verb ((transitive) to search something thoroughly and with disregard)
Romanian
2 entries- cotrobăi verb ((intransitive) to search something which contains many items)
- scotoci verb ((intransitive) to search something which contains many items)
Russian
4 entries- копа́ться verb ((intransitive) to search something which contains many items)
- копа́ться verb (to hastily search for)
- обша́ривать verb ((transitive) to search something thoroughly and with disregard)
- обы́скивать verb ((transitive) to search something thoroughly and with disregard)
Spanish
4 entries- hurgar verb ((transitive) to search something thoroughly and with disregard)
- hurguetear verb ((transitive) to search something thoroughly and with disregard)
- jurungar verb ((transitive) to search something thoroughly and with disregard)
- papelear verb ((intransitive) to search something which contains many items)
Swedish
2 entries- rota verb ((intransitive) to search something which contains many items)
- rota verb ((transitive) to search something thoroughly and with disregard)
Tagalog
3 entries- halughog verb ((intransitive) to search something which contains many items)
- halughog verb ((transitive) to search something thoroughly and with disregard)
- halughog verb (to hastily search for)
Thai
3 entries- คุ้ย verb ((intransitive) to search something which contains many items)
- ค้น verb ((intransitive) to search something which contains many items)
- รื้อ verb ((transitive) to search something thoroughly and with disregard)
Welsh
3 entries- chwilenna verb ((transitive) to search something thoroughly and with disregard)
- chwilio verb ((transitive) to search something thoroughly and with disregard)
- chwilota verb ((transitive) to search something thoroughly and with disregard)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
Tom opened the drawer and began to rummage through it.
Source: tatoeba (9392635)
Many of them are squatters who live in the barrio's plywood and corrugated metal shacks, as pigs rummage through the garbage for leftovers.
Source: tatoeba (11384044)
Ziri started to rummage greedily in his mom's purse.
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