fossick

Meaning

1. (Australia, British, New-Zealand, intransitive) To search for something; to rummage.
2. (Australia, British, New-Zealand, intransitive, specifically) To search for something; to rummage.
3. (Australia, British, New-Zealand, intransitive, specifically) To search for something; to rummage.
4. (British, dialectal, intransitive) To be troublesome.

Synonyms

search

hunt

look for

rummage

scan

search for

seek

🔍

rummage in

Translations

frugare

بحث

buscar

🔍

cercar

suchen

herumstöbern

streben

chercher

cercare

buscare

nastreven

woelen

zoeken

cercar

recercar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɒsɪk/

Etymology

Probably from dialectal fossick (“to ferret out”), fossuck (“troublesome person”), fussick (“to potter over one's work”), fussock (“to bustle about”), further origin uncertain. Compare fuss.