verb
- searching through something in a hurried or careless way, typically by moving things around
Usage: present participle of ‘rummage’
noun
- the act of searching through things in a hurried or careless manner
Usage: gerund form
Examples
- She was rummaging through her purse looking for her keys.
- I heard him rummaging around in the attic last night.
- Stop rummaging through my desk drawers without permission.
- The constant rummaging through old boxes made a mess.
- After hours of rummaging, she finally found the old photo.
- His rummaging in the garage woke up the neighbors.
- They spent the morning rummaging through the storage unit.