"rummages" in the noun sense
1. rummage
a jumble of things to be given away
2. ransacking, rummage
a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion
"he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis"
"rummages" in the verb sense
1. rummage
search haphazardly
"We rummaged through the drawers"
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