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root around

root around

 
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root
part of speech: phrase
definition 1: to rummage about, searching for something.
I was rooting around in my kitchen looking for an old bottle of brass polish.
definition 2: of a pig, dog. or similar animal, to forage for food with a snout.
The pig was rooting around in the flower garden again.