rummaging

VERB

ransack, search

Synonyms

STRONGEST

comb forage poke scour

STRONG

delve disarrange disarray disorder disorganize disrupt disturb examine explore fish grub hunt jumble rake root seek shake spy toss

WEAK

beat the bushes dig out ferret out leave no stone unturned look high and low mess up mix up search high heaven shake down turn inside out turn upside down

Antonyms

STRONG

arrange calm cover neaten neglect order organize soothe systematize

Example Sentences

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At the warehouse in Bangkok's Nonthaburi suburb, the sound of people rummaging through products and plastic crates clattering against shopping carts echoes through the building.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

The Framers feared officers rummaging through homes and papers because they understood something permanent about institutional power.

From Slate • May 20, 2026

Even if one of your nieces or nephews has your keys, they’re not legally supposed to go rummaging around your place and take things without proper legal permission.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026

Residents report bears rummaging through trash, raiding chicken coops and—like any good Southern Californian—dipping into backyard pools.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

We were barely back on the road in front of the Rydells’ house before R.C. was rummaging through my lunch bag.

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe