root around in English

Audio: En-au-root around.ogg

Forms: roots around [present, singular, third-person], rooting around [participle, present], rooted around [participle, past], rooted around [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} root around (third-person singular simple present roots around, present participle rooting around, simple past and past participle rooted around)

Inflected forms

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      "form": "rooted around",
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    {
      "form": "roots around",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "rooted around",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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"root around" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms