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Rarerummage
The correct spelling is rummage.
How to pronounce rummage
/ˈɹʌm.ɪdʒ/
nounIPA: /ˈɹʌm.ɪdʒ/
Say it like: Rum-maj-e
The correct spelling is rummage. A thorough search, usually resulting in disorder. For example: "Have a rummage through the attic and see if you can find anything worth selling."
Usage Examples
“Have a rummage through the attic and see if you can find anything worth selling.”
“After the long voyage, the customs officers rummaged the ship.”
“She rummaged her purse in search of the keys.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A thorough search, usually resulting in disorder.
- 2.Commotion; disturbance.
- 3.A disorganized collection of miscellaneous objects; a jumble.
- 4.A place or room for the stowage of cargo in a ship.
- 5.The act of stowing cargo; the pulling and moving about of packages incident to close stowage.
verb
- 1.To arrange (cargo, goods, etc.) in the hold of a ship; to move or rearrange such goods.
- 2.To search a vessel for smuggled goods.
- 3.To search something thoroughly and with disregard for the way in which things were arranged.
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