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roots about

roots about is the third-person singular simple present indicative of root about.

Meaning of root about

Verb

root about (third-person singular simple present roots about, present participle rooting about, simple past and past participle rooted about)

  1. (literal) To forage by poking the snout here and there.
    Synonyms:
    root around
  2. To search for something in a similar manner.
    • Besides, the father would not give him leave to go, for he said it was no use his trying, who had so little sense; all he could do was to sit in a corner on the hearth, like a cat, rooting about in the ashes and cutting chips.1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 271
  3. (figuratively) To rummage; to look for something in a somewhat aimless fashion.
    • I'm rooting about for ideas for a novel

Questions about roots about

What is roots about the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Roots about is the third-person singular simple present indicative of root about.

Words near roots about in the dictionary

  1. rootogram
  2. rootograms
  3. rootrot
  4. rootrots
  5. roots
  6. roots about
  7. roots around
  8. roots drink
  9. roots for
  10. roots music
  11. roots musics

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