Rummaged
[rʌmidʒd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Rummage
Edited by Annabel
Examples
- He rummaged in his coat pocket, and, drawing out a piece of discoloured, blue-tinted paper, he laid it out upon the table. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- She had not rummaged her drawers for a month past, and the impulse to perform that operation was now become resistless. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- But he did not write the letter that day, for as he rummaged out his best paper, he came across something which changed his purpose. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Did you hear him say, you cur, that he was going to have the Mounds cleared off, when no doubt the whole place will be rummaged? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Among these he rummaged and read, with intervals of note-taking and of meditation, until we were past Reading. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The moment I looked at my table, I was aware that someone had rummaged among my papers. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
Edited by Annabel