What is "rummage" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does rummage mean in English? Meaning of rummage definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "rummage" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "rummage": a jumble of things to be given away

Noun

  • Meaning: a jumble of things to be given away
  • Synonyms: rummage
  • Hypernyms: clutter fuddle jumble mare's nest muddle smother welter
  • Meaning of "rummage": search haphazardly

    Verb

  • Meaning: search haphazardly
  • Example: We rummaged through the drawers
  • Synonyms: rummage
  • Hypernyms: search
  • Meaning of "rummage": a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion)

    Noun

  • Meaning: a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion)
  • Example: he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis
  • Synonyms: ransacking rummage
  • Hypernyms: hunt hunting search
  • Synonyms:

    comb, forage, poke, scour, jumble, spy, disturb, rake, disarray, grub, toss, seek, hunt, disorganize, explore, root, examine, shake, disorder, delve, disrupt, fish, disarrange, beat the bushes, ferret out, mess up, mix up, dig out, leave no stone unturned, look high and low, search high heaven, shake down, turn inside out, turn upside down,

    Antonyms:

    organize, calm, soothe, neaten, systematize, arrange, order, cover, neglect,

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