ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsRrummage
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rummage
Meaning: to search through things in a hurried way
rummage in a sentence
How rummage is used in real sentences:
I rummaged through my backpack for the missing permission slip.
Tara rummaged through the costume box until she found a red cape.
“Leo arrived late and began to rummage through a crowded tool chest.”
— from the passage The Line Between Them
Synonyms for rummage
Other words for rummage — search, hunt and root — carry the same meaning.
- search
- hunt
- root
Antonyms of rummage
Words that mean the opposite of rummage:
- organize
- arrange
Where it comes from
From Old French arrumage 'stowing cargo'
Memory hook
Rummage means making a rumpled mess while searching.