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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Zaahir (2)	-	Arabic
Diocles	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Chawwah	-	Biblical Hebrew
Paraskevas	-	Greek, Late Greek
Branko	-	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Slovak, Macedonian
Reeta	RE:-tah	Finnish