root about

herumwühlen, herumkramen

Etwas suchen, indem man Gegenstände oft ungeordnet hin und her bewegt.

In einfachem Englisch: To search for something by moving things around, often without much order.

• I rooted about in the drawer.
• He was rooting about for his glasses.
• Have you been rooting about in my cupboard again?

So benutzt man es: root about in something (I rooted about in my bag for the ticket.); root about for something (She rooted about for a spare key.)

Synonyme: rummage, hunt around

Häufige Wendungen: root about for something, root about in something

wühlen, nach Futter suchen

Als Tier mit der Nase Erde oder anderes Material durchwühlen, um Futter zu finden.

In einfachem Englisch: To search for food by pushing the nose around in soil or other material.

• The pigs root about in the mud.
• A boar rooted about beneath the trees.
• The animals were rooting about for food among the leaves.

So benutzt man es: root about in something (The pigs rooted about in the soft earth.); root about for something (Wild boars root about for roots and insects.)

Synonyme: forage

Häufige Wendungen: root about for food, root about in mud