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root about en · VERB

Meanings

1. (of a pig, qualifier:literal) To forage by poking the snout here and there.
2. To search for something in a similar manner.
   • Besides, the father would not give him leave to go, for he said it was no use his trying, who had so little sense; all he could do was to sit in a corner on the hearth, like a cat, rooting about in the ashes and cutting chips. 1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 271:
3. (figuratively) To rummage; to look for something in a somewhat aimless fashion.
   • I'm rooting about for ideas for a novel

Forms

Synonyms

root around (figuratively: to rummage) · root around (literally: to forage) · rootle · rummage

Translations (2)

el ανασκαλεύω ((figuratively) to rummage) · ru ры́ться ((figuratively) to rummage)