root around



root around (for something)

to dig or shuffle in or through something, looking for something. Alice rooted around in her desk drawer for a pen. I'll root around here and see if I can find it.
See also: around, root

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Estrellaes-TRE-yahSpanish
AsunciÓNah-soon-THYON (Spanish), ah-soon-SYON (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Sujay-Bengali, Indian, Marathi
Tzila-Hebrew
Zerah-Biblical
Jewel['dʒuəl]