Rummager
verb (used with object), rummaged, rummaging.
1.
to search thoroughly or actively through (a place, receptacle, etc.), especially by moving around, turning over, or looking through contents.
2.
to find, bring, or fetch by searching (often followed by out or up).
verb (used without object), rummaged, rummaging.
3.
to search actively, as in a place or receptacle or within oneself:
She rummaged in her mind for the forgotten name.
noun
4.
miscellaneous articles; odds and ends.
5.
a rummaging search.
verb
1.
when intr, often foll by through. to search (through) while looking for something, often causing disorder or confusion
noun
2.
an act of rummaging
3.
a jumble of articles
4.
(obsolete) confusion or bustle
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