rummaged; rummaging
Definition of rummage
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: to make a thorough search or investigation
2
: to engage in an undirected or haphazard search
1
: to make a thorough search through : ransack
rummaged the attic
2
: to examine minutely and completely
3
: to discover by searching
rummage
nounDefinition of rummage (Entry 2 of 2)
1a
: a confused miscellaneous collection
b
: items for sale at a rummage sale
2
: a thorough search especially among a confusion of objects
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The first known use of rummage was in 1582
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