名詞 rummage:

1. a jumble of things to be given away
2. a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion)
   同義詞：ransacking

動(dòng)詞 rummage:

1. search haphazardly

rum.mage

v.（動(dòng)詞）
rum.maged,rum.mag.ing,rum.mag.es
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To search thoroughly by handling, turning over, or disarranging the contents of.
徹底搜查，仔細(xì)檢查，通過搬運(yùn)、翻動(dòng)或弄亂來搜尋
To discover by searching thoroughly.
搜出，查出：通過徹底翻找發(fā)現(xiàn)
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To make an energetic, usually hasty search.
翻找，仔細(xì)檢查：積極（通常又匆忙地）尋找
n.（名詞）
A thorough search among a number of things.
翻找，仔細(xì)搜尋：在一堆東西里徹底尋找
A confusion of miscellaneous articles.
雜物堆：混雜的一堆物件

來源：
From earlier romage [act of packing cargo]
源自 較早期 romage [堆裝船上的貨物]
from French arrumage
源自 法語(yǔ) arrumage
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
from arumer [to stow]
源自 arumer [存放]
from Old Provenôal arumar
源自 古普羅旺斯語(yǔ) arumar
a- [to] from Latin ad- * see ad-
a- [到] 源自 拉丁語(yǔ) ad- *參見 ad-
perhaps run [ship`s hold] [of Germanic origin] * see reu…-
可能為 run [船載] [來源于德語(yǔ)] *參見 reu…-

【引伸】
rum.mager
n.（名詞）