verb
- searched through something thoroughly and systematically
- fished using a trawl net dragged through the water
Usage: nautical
Examples
- She trawled through hundreds of documents to find the evidence.
- The detective trawled the internet for clues about the suspect.
- I trawled my memory but couldn’t recall his name.
- The fishing boat trawled the waters for cod.
- They trawled the ocean floor looking for valuable minerals.
- He trawled through old photo albums searching for childhood pictures.