rootle
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rootle — [ro͞ot′ l] vi. rootled, rootling Brit. ROOT2 (vi. 1 & 2) * * * … Universalium
rootle — [ro͞ot′ l] vi. rootled, rootling Brit. ROOT2 (vi. 1 & 2) … English World dictionary
rootle — root|le [ˈru:tl] v also rootle around/about [i]BrE informal to search for something by moving many other things around >rootle n [singular] … Dictionary of contemporary English
rootle — UK [ˈruːt(ə)l] / US [ˈrut(ə)l] verb [intransitive] Word forms rootle : present tense I/you/we/they rootle he/she/it rootles present participle rootling past tense rootled past participle rootled British informal to search by moving things around… … English dictionary
rootle — also rootle around/about verb (I) BrE informal to search for something by moving many other things around … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rootle — intransitive verb (rootled; rootling) Etymology: frequentative of 3root Date: 1809 root III … New Collegiate Dictionary
rootle — verb Brit. informal term for root2. Origin C19: frequentative of root2 … English new terms dictionary
rootle — roo·tle … English syllables
rootle — /ˈrutəl/ (say roohtuhl) verb (i) (rootled, rootling) to root or grub; rummage. {root2 + le} …
rootle — v.intr. & tr. Brit. = ROOT(2) 1, 2. Etymology: ROOT(2) … Useful english dictionary
