rootle

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rootle

/ˈɹuːtəl/

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verb rootles · rootling · rootled · rookle

of an animal to dig into the ground, with the snout. Once, presumably, this quadrangle with its smooth lawns, its massive buildings, and the chapel itself was marsh too, where the grasses waved and the swine rootled.
of a person to search for something from a drawer, closet, etc.; to dig out. 'There's a tin of cocoa in my study somewhere,' Perowne shouted after him. 'Rootle round till you find it, and take it up.'

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verb to dig into the ground with the snout

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@misc{rootle_2026,
  title = {rootle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rootle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}