rootle
/ˈɹuːtəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Once, presumably, this quadrangle with its smooth lawns, its massive buildings, and the chapel itself was marsh too, where the grasses waved and the swine rootled."
- "Removing internal fences allowed the wild Exmoor ponies and Tamworth pigs he introduced to browse and rootle over large distances, their disruptions creating habitats for other animals and plants."
- "'There's a tin of cocoa in my study somewhere,' Perowne shouted after him. 'Rootle round till you find it, and take it up.'"
- "Bathed and changed, she rootled out Lambie from the bottom of her wardrobe.'"
Etymology
Etymology tree English root Proto-Germanic *-lōną Old English -lian Middle English -len English -le English rootle From root (“to dig”) + -le (frequentative suffix).