rummages in English

noun

1

an unsystematic and untidy search through a mass or receptacle.

Set in a depressing flat on a south London estate, teenager Luke rummages down the back of a grubby sofa in a fruitless search for something.

verb

1

search unsystematically and untidily through a mass or receptacle.

he rummaged in his pocket for a handkerchief

synonyms: search (through), hunt through, root about/around (in), ferret about/around (in), fish about/around (in), poke around (in), dig through, delve through, go through, explore, sift through, rifle (through)

verb

search (through), hunt through, root about/around (in), ferret about/around (in), fish about/around (in), poke around (in), dig through, delve through, go through, explore, sift through, rifle (through)

Use "rummages" in a sentence

1. Lydia goes to the file cabinet and rummages in a folder.