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Definition of rummage
rummaged
;rummaging
intransitive verb
1 : to make a thorough search or investigation
2 : to engage in an undirected or haphazard search
transitive verb
1 : to make a thorough search through : ransack rummaged the attic
2 : to examine minutely and completely
3 : to discover by searching
rummager
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Examples of rummage in a Sentence
He rummaged through the attic for his baseball card collection.
He rummaged in his pocket for the receipt.
I heard you rummaging around in the refrigerator.
Recent Examples of rummage from the Web
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In April 2015, wildlife officials moved a family of five black bears to the Kenai Peninsula after the bears were found rummaging through trash on Government Hill.
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Assist with food service and rummage sale or be a docent for Antique Tractor & Machinery Show on Juyly 15-16 at Pioneer Village.
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The family made it about a mile before being spotted in a backyard, rummaging around in the mud.
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In another recent encounter more than 200 miles to the northeast, Cody Cottrell woke up last week to a black bear rummaging through the shed behind his cabin near Delta Junction.
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Surveillance video clearly shows them rummaging through the office and carting tools out the front door.
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Late one afternoon, three young men were rummaging through large trash bins in Kilamba.
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Hackers with ties to Russian intelligence services had been rummaging through Democratic Party computer networks, as well as some Republican systems, for more than a year.
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Hackers with ties to Russian intelligence services had been rummaging through Democratic Party computer networks, as well as some Republican systems, for more than a year.
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Origin and Etymology of rummage
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Definition of rummage
1a : a confused miscellaneous collectionb : items for sale at a rummage sale
2 : a thorough search especially among a confusion of objects
Examples of rummage in a Sentence
a rummage of textbooks, notebooks, and old school papers all over the desk
Recent Examples of rummage from the Web
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Holy Apostles: Family Festival with special dinners, crafts, rummage and bake sale, 5-10:30 p.m. June 23; 3-10:30 p.m. June 24; 12:15-6:30 p.m. June 25.
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The Ladies Board of Inova Loudoun Hospital is accepting donations for its 79th annual rummage sale, scheduled for Oct. 14 and 15.
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The event, which also includes a rummage sale, runs from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday, noon to 10 p.m. Saturday and noon to 9 p.m. Sunday at the church, 1015 Baker St. in Costa Mesa.
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The annual rummage sale is 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 23 at the Liberty Community Center.
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Reminders - All Saints Lutheran Church has its rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Thursday through Saturday.
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Today’s sale, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., combines its liquidation with its semi-annual rummage sale and a recycling event.
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St. Barnabas Church: 601 Pottawatomie Trail — A rummage sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
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But at the fairgrounds down the road from the golf course in Far Hills, the Visiting Nurses Association of Somerset Hills was still able to hold its twice-a-year rummage sale, with the rain and mud more a cause for concern than anything else.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rummage.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Origin and Etymology of rummage
obsolete English romage act of stowing cargo, modification of Middle French arrimage, from arrimer to stow, from a- (from Latin ad-) + -rimer, from Middle English rimen to open up, make room for, from Old English rȳman — more at ream
RUMMAGE Defined for English Language Learners
rummage
playDefinition of rummage for English Language Learners
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: to search for something especially by moving and looking through the contents of a place
rummage
Definition of rummage for English Language Learners
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: the act of looking for something among a group of things
RUMMAGE Defined for Kids
Definition of rummage for Students
rummaged
;rummaging
: to search especially by moving and looking through the contents of a place or container … Henry and his father rummaged through the basement until they found a gallon jar … — Beverly Cleary, Henry Huggins
Definition of rummage for Students
: a mixed up collection of different articles
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