brivetting

Verb

brivet (third-person singular simple present brivets, present participle briveting or brivetting, simple past and past participle briveted or brivetted)

1. (UK, West-Midlands, intransitive) To wander an area, or look through items, without specific purpose or to satisfy idle curiosity, especially in a furtive and illicit manner.
   • Once Melanie had left the house, I entered her bedroom and began to brivet around.