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stöbern — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • browse verb To look through something casually, without a specific goal in mind.
  • rummage verb To search through something messily, moving things aside carelessly.

Senses

stöbern 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.
  • rummage (transitive, nautical) To search a vessel for smuggled goods.
  • 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.

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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