BEOLINGUS
Dictionary - TU Chemnitz

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to root; to rifle; to rake [Br.]; to ferret around/round/about in/among sth. for sth. [listen] [listen] [listen] in/unter etw. nach etw. stöbern; in etw. herumstöbern {vi}

rooting; rifling; raking; ferreting stöbernd; herumstöbernd

rooted; rifled; raked; ferreted gestöbert; herumgestöbert

He rooted/rifled/raked/ferreted around in the drawer for his keys. Er stöberte in der Lade nach seinen Schlüsseln.

I think I'll root around for something to eat in the fridge. Ich werde mal im Kühlschrank nach etwas Essbarem stöbern.