root about

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root about

verb roots about · rooting about · rooted about

of a pig To forage by poking the snout here and there.
Similar: root around
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.
figuratively To rummage; to look for something in a somewhat aimless fashion. I'm rooting about for ideas for a novel
Similar: root around, rummage, rootle

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verb (figuratively) to rummage

Ελληνικά	ανασκαλεύω anaskalévo
Русский	ры́ться rýtʹsja

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@misc{root_about_2026,
  title = {root about},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/root%20about},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}