turkál
B1
Hungarian
root, rifle, rustle, forage, delve
VERB
B2
INFORMAL
2
root
B1
Usage pattern:
vmiben/vmi között turkál
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
Search by moving things around
Themes
search
|rummaging
|informal
|objects
|daily_life
Definition
To look for something by turning things over or pushing things aside, often in a messy way.
VERB
B1
INFORMAL
2
rifle
B2
Usage pattern:
turkál valamiben
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
Search through roughly
Themes
searching
|disorder
|informal
|objects
|movement
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To search quickly and carelessly through something, often causing disorder or damage.
VERB
B1
2
rustle
B2
Usage pattern:
vki turkál vmiben/vmik között
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
search quickly through with noise
Themes
search
|rummaging
|bag
|papers
|quick_search
|noise
|daily_life
|work
|communication
Definition
To search quickly through papers, bags, or similar things in a way that produces a light, continuous rustling sound.
VERB
B1
2
forage
B2
Usage pattern:
vmiben turkál
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
rummage busily in a place
Themes
searching
|containers
|small_objects
|manual_movement
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To search busily inside a place or container, moving things around in order to find something small.
VERB
B1
2
delve
B2
Usage pattern:
turkál vmiben
No example pairs yet.
Meaning
reach in and search by hand
Themes
searching
|hands
|containers
|objects
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To reach into or search inside something, especially with the hands, often moving things around to find a particular object.
Grammar
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