Definition and synonyms of dig around from the online English dictionary from Macmillan Education.. digging around. Top synonym for dig around for (other word for dig around for) is gape. groping. Here's a list of similar words from our thesaurus that you can use instead. ferret. Verb. Dig around for synonyms. search. I roughly dug through the closet looking for my shoes. They said, after digging around, the photo was a fake. If you dig around, you try to find information about someone or something. Present participle for search by groping or feeling for something concealed. This is the British English definition of dig around.View American English definition of dig around.. Change your default dictionary to American English. Top synonyms for dig around for (other words for dig around for) are rubberneck, inquire and enquirer. Synonyms for dig (through) comb, dredge, hunt (through), rake, ransack, rifle, [V P + in] [ Also VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb. Verb. Search by groping or feeling for something concealed. delve. grope. Synonyms for 'dig around': go through, look out for, seek out, sort through, search out, search, go over, look around, look for, look through, comb dig around. delving. Need synonyms for digging around? Dig Around For synonyms. If you dig around in a place or container, you search for something in every part of it. Here's a list of similar words from our thesaurus that you can use instead. fishing. Need synonyms for dig around? I went home to dig around in my closets for some old tapes. to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something. fish. searching.

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