Definition of rootle in English:

rootle

verb ˈruːt(ə)l

British informal

the terriers scuttled off to rootle through the brushwood
another term for root
I rootled around for ten minutes
Example sentencesExamples
- And I certainly wasn't the only one rootling though the display at the back of the shop.
- Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs do not rootle but they do like to graze, so a grassed area is important.
- She spends half an hour rootling through her filing cabinet looking for that letter the previous house owners sent her about such things, to no avail.
- If I hadn't got indigestion I wouldn't have gone rootling around in my bedside drawer for that indigestion tablet that i never knew why I had in the first place.
- As an unrepentant internet devotee, I spend a lot of time rootling around cyberspace seeking out the edifying and unusual.
- Repotting them has taken care of removing the mulch, which needs doing at this time of year so that the birds can rootle around in the pot and eat some of the nasties which are attempting to overwinter in there.

Origin

Early 19th century: frequentative of root².

Rhymes

brutal, footle, pootle, refutal, tootle

Definition of rootle in US English:

rootle

verb

British informal

the terriers scuttled off to rootle through the brushwood
another term for root
I rootled around for ten minutes
Example sentencesExamples
- As an unrepentant internet devotee, I spend a lot of time rootling around cyberspace seeking out the edifying and unusual.
- Repotting them has taken care of removing the mulch, which needs doing at this time of year so that the birds can rootle around in the pot and eat some of the nasties which are attempting to overwinter in there.
- She spends half an hour rootling through her filing cabinet looking for that letter the previous house owners sent her about such things, to no avail.
- And I certainly wasn't the only one rootling though the display at the back of the shop.
- If I hadn't got indigestion I wouldn't have gone rootling around in my bedside drawer for that indigestion tablet that i never knew why I had in the first place.
- Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs do not rootle but they do like to graze, so a grassed area is important.

Origin

Early 19th century: frequentative of root.

单词	rootle
释义	Definition of rootle in English: rootle verb ˈruːt(ə)l British informal the terriers scuttled off to rootle through the brushwood another term for root I rootled around for ten minutes Example sentencesExamples And I certainly wasn't the only one rootling though the display at the back of the shop. Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs do not rootle but they do like to graze, so a grassed area is important. She spends half an hour rootling through her filing cabinet looking for that letter the previous house owners sent her about such things, to no avail. If I hadn't got indigestion I wouldn't have gone rootling around in my bedside drawer for that indigestion tablet that i never knew why I had in the first place. As an unrepentant internet devotee, I spend a lot of time rootling around cyberspace seeking out the edifying and unusual. Repotting them has taken care of removing the mulch, which needs doing at this time of year so that the birds can rootle around in the pot and eat some of the nasties which are attempting to overwinter in there. Origin Early 19th century: frequentative of root². Rhymes brutal, footle, pootle, refutal, tootle Definition of rootle in US English: rootle verb British informal the terriers scuttled off to rootle through the brushwood another term for root I rootled around for ten minutes Example sentencesExamples As an unrepentant internet devotee, I spend a lot of time rootling around cyberspace seeking out the edifying and unusual. Repotting them has taken care of removing the mulch, which needs doing at this time of year so that the birds can rootle around in the pot and eat some of the nasties which are attempting to overwinter in there. She spends half an hour rootling through her filing cabinet looking for that letter the previous house owners sent her about such things, to no avail. And I certainly wasn't the only one rootling though the display at the back of the shop. If I hadn't got indigestion I wouldn't have gone rootling around in my bedside drawer for that indigestion tablet that i never knew why I had in the first place. Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs do not rootle but they do like to graze, so a grassed area is important. Origin Early 19th century: frequentative of root.
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