rummaging
/R AH1 M IH0 JH IH0 NG/verb
- 1
To arrange (cargo, goods, etc.) in the hold of a ship; to move or rearrange such goods.
- 2
To search a vessel for smuggled goods.
“After the long voyage, the customs officers rummaged the ship.”
- 3
To search something thoroughly and with disregard for the way in which things were arranged.
“She rummaged her purse in search of the keys.”
noun
- 1
The act of one who rummages.
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