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durchstöbern — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • browse verb To look through something casually, without a specific goal in mind.
  • scavenge verb To search through discarded material for something useful.

Senses

durchstöbern is used for these senses in English:

  • browse To scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand.
  • scavenge (transitive) To collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material.

browse — full definition

  1. verb To look through something casually, without a specific goal in mind.
  2. verb Of an animal, to feed on leaves, shoots, or shrubs.

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