root around
US /rut əˈraʊnd/
・UK /ru:t əˈraund/
B1
phr.v.To look for something by turning things over or moving things roughly.
He rooted around in the attic for old documents.
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- Yeah, I'm not desperate to root around some bloke's dirty underwear.
Yeah, I'm not desperate to root around some bloke's dirty underwear.
- Yeah, I'm not desperate to root around some bloke's dirty underwear.
Yeah, I'm not desperate to root around some bloke's dirty underwear.
Folding Tips for Beautiful Drawers! (Clean My Space)
- This allows for any prints, which are usually on the chest, to be easily visible without having to root around.
This allows for any prints, which are usually on the chest, to be easily visible without having to root around.
- to be easily visible without having to root around.
to be easily visible without having to root around.
Arctic Warming: Decline of the Polar Bear
- When they come this close to Churchill, this is a big attraction for them because of smell and they root around
When they come this close to Churchill, this is a big attraction for them because of smell and they root around
- And they root around in the dump looking for food.
And they root around in the dump looking for food.
How to Train Your Brain to Crave Doing Hard Things
- So this is all about adding in boredom, silence, slowness, spaciousness, which are these spacious sensory experiences that often modern life can root around with constant stimulation.
So this is all about adding in boredom, silence, slowness, spaciousness, which are these spacious sensory experiences that often modern life can root around with constant stimulation.
A Closer Look Back: Elon Musk's Disastrous DOGE Failure, Feud with Trump and Tesla Losses
- While Trump is threatening trade wars abroad, he's letting the real president, Elon Musk, root around in government computer systems and basically eliminate whatever he doesn't like.
While Trump is threatening trade wars abroad, he's letting the real president, Elon Musk, root around in government computer systems and basically eliminate whatever he doesn't like.