durchwühlen meaning in English — ransack, rummage

English meaning

ransack verb To search a place thoroughly and roughly, often leaving it in disorder.
rummage verb To search through something messily, moving things aside carelessly.

durchwühlen is used for these senses in English:

ransack (transitive) To make a vigorous and thorough search of (a place, person) with a view to stealing something, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray.
rummage (transitive) To search something thoroughly and with disregard for the way in which things were arranged.
rummage (intransitive) To hastily search for something in a confined space and among many items by carelessly turning things over or pushing things aside; dig through carelessly.

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