rummaging

"He went out in the rain and came back thoroughly drenched."

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

"The teacher is shifting the desks to create more space for the class activity. "

"The dockworkers rummaged the crates in the ship's hold, trying to find the boxes marked "fragile." "

"Have a rummage through the attic and see if you can find anything worth selling."

"The man smuggled cigarettes across the border in his car. "

"I need to rearrange the books on my shelf to make them easier to find. "

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

"The dockworkers carefully unloaded the heavy boxes from the ship onto the trucks. "

"His complete disregard for the safety rules led to an accident. "

"The school officers organized the fundraising event. "

"She arranged the books on the shelf by color. "