rummage around



rummage around (somewhere) (for something)

to move things about haphazardly while looking for something somewhere. Alice rummaged around in the drawer for a candy bar she had been saving. After she rummaged around for the candy bar, she found it. She rummaged around in the old trunk.
See also: around, rummage

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bassam-Arabic
Ridvan-Turkish
PietariPEE-e-tah-reeFinnish
Evita[e'vi:ta:]
Marceline-French
Iustina-Late Roman