rootle

ˈruːtəl

Definition

Definition of rootle - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

searching

Rare

search through items in a disorganized way

Rare

She rootled through her bag for the keys.

forage

rummage

scour

animal behavior

TECH.

dig into the ground with the snout

TECH.

The pig rootled in the mud for truffles.

dig

root

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Origin of rootle

English, root (dig) + -le (frequentative)

Examples of rootle in a sentence

The dog rootled in the garden for its bone.
The boar rootled through the underbrush.
She watched the hedgehog rootle in the garden.

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French:fouiller, gratter, ...
German:wühlen, graben, ...
Italian:frugare, scavare, ...
Spanish:rebuscar, ...
Portuguese:remexer, fuçar, ...
Chinese:翻找, 拱, ...
Japanese:引っ掻き回す, 掘り返す, ...
Arabic:فَتَّشَ, نبش بأنفه, ...
Hebrew:לְנַבֵּר, לַחְפּוֹר בְּחוֹטֶם, ...
Russian:рыться, копаться, ...
Ukrainian:перерити, рити, ...
Hindi:तलाशी लेना, खोदना, ...
Bengali:অনুসন্ধান করা, নাক দিয়ে খোঁড়া, ...
Catalan:remenar, excavar, ...
Czech:hrabat se v, rýt, ...
Danish:rode, snuse, ...
Dutch:rommelen, wroeten, ...
Greek:ψάχνω ακατάστατα, σκάβω, ...
Hungarian:turkálni, túrni, ...
Khmer:រុករករើកកាយ, កកាយដីដោយច្រមុះ, ...
Korean:뒤지다, 파헤치다, ...
Persian:جستجو کرد, کند, ...
Polish:grzebać, ryć, ...
Portuguese (BR):revirar, fuçar, ...
Romanian:a scotoci, a scurma, ...
Swedish:rota, böka, ...
Thai:ค้นหา, ขุด, ...
Turkish:düzensizce aramak, burnuyla kazmak, ...
Vietnamese:lục lọi, đào bới, ...

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