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- [ruhm-ij]
- /ˈrʌm ɪdʒ/
- /ˈrʌm.ɪdʒ/
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- [ruhm-ij]
- /ˈrʌm ɪdʒ/
Definitions of rummaging word
- verb with object rummaging to search thoroughly or actively through (a place, receptacle, etc.), especially by moving around, turning over, or looking through contents. 1
- verb with object rummaging to find, bring, or fetch by searching (often followed by out or up). 1
- verb without object rummaging to search actively, as in a place or receptacle or within oneself: She rummaged in her mind for the forgotten name. 1
- noun rummaging miscellaneous articles; odds and ends. 1
- noun rummaging a rummaging search. 1
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Origin of rummaging
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; aphetic alteration of Middle French arrumage, equivalent to arrum(er) to stow goods in the hold of a ship (< ?) + -age -age
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Parts of speech for Rummaging
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rummaging popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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