rummage

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rum·mage [rummage rummages rummaged rummaging] verb, noun BrE [ˈrʌmɪdʒ] NAmE [ˈrʌmɪdʒ]
verb intransitive + adv./prep.
to move things around carelessly while searching for sth
•She was rummaging around in her bag for her keys.
•I rummaged through the contents of the box until I found the book I wanted.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late 15th cent.: from Old French arrumage, from arrumer ‘stow (in a hold)’, from Middle Dutch ruim ‘room’. In early use the word referred to the arranging of items such as casks in the hold of a ship, giving rise (early 17th cent.) to the verb sense ‘make a search of (a vessel)’.
 
noun singular
the act of looking for sth among a group of other objects in a way that makes them untidy
•Have a rummage around in the drawer and see if you can find a pen.

Word Origin:
late 15th cent.: from Old French arrumage, from arrumer ‘stow (in a hold)’, from Middle Dutch ruim ‘room’. In early use the word referred to the arranging of items such as casks in the hold of a ship, giving rise (early 17th cent.) to the verb sense ‘make a search of (a vessel)’.