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Verb
To search unsystematically and untidily through something
search
forage
search through
poke around
nose around
sift through
ransack
grub
grub about in
turn over
hunt through
dig in
rummage
hunt
search high heaven
fossick
scrabble about in
go through
comb
rootle around in
leave no stone unturned
ferret in
look through
rifle
ferret about in
turn inside out
examine
delve in
turn upside down
dig through
root around in
dredge
fossick through
scrabble around in
rifle through
fish about in
sort through
explore
troll
root about in
look high and low
roust around in
ferret around in
poke around in
fish around in
rake
scour
look around in
screen
rummage in
go over
scrutinizeUS
sift
grub around in
finecomb
rummage around in
leave no stone unturned in
inspect
rummage through
poke about in
investigate
go through with a fine-tooth comb
forage through
rummage round in
sweep
go through with fine-tooth comb
rummage about in
probe
scrutiniseUK
fiddle about in
rootle
fumble through
poke
grope
delve
root
shake down
ferret about
fish
ferret
look
scrabble
seek
scavenge
ferret around
dig
root about
root around
feel
scout
fumble
look for
cast about
cast around
prospect
rummage around
cast round
rummage about
scratch around
rummage round
fine-tooth-comb
rootle around
track down
poozle
ferret out
pry
burrow
scratch about
seek out
nose about
browse
go over with a fine-tooth comb
flounder
paw
grabble
scrounge
drag
scan
feel blindly
quest
skirr
scrabble around
hunt around
feel around
cast about for
cast around for
nose round
search out
poke through
fish around
fish about
grope around
forage around
root through
rake through
look around
look up and down
mudlark
fiddle
go
roust
scrape around
rout
finger
dig around
peer
hunt for
grub about
tip over
shuffle through
raise
clean
search blindly
muddle around
feel about
search high and low
dig down
rake over
unearth
grabble for
fine-comb
roust around
rake up
look all over
look high and low in
search thoroughly
search around
cast round for
search about
poke about
snoop
delve into
fumble around
look all round
look into
turn out
hunt around in
look all over for
peer into
dig up
bring up
discover
survey
prowl around
canvas
pursue
have a good look at
recce
run reconnaissance
give something a going-over
give the once-over
pioneer
case
reconnoiterUS
stake out
give something a look-see
reconnoitreUK
trace
winnow
chase down
forage for
shop for
look up
scour around
rootle about
try to find
be on the lookout
be on the prowl
go after
fish for
look all over hell
forage about
look round
scrounge around
look about
“After losing his car keys, he had to beat the bushes in his messy apartment to find them.”
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