GERMAN · C1WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

wühlen

root; dig through loose material

Die Wildschweine hatten im weichen Boden gewühlt, weshalb der Weg stellenweise uneben war und vorsichtig umgangen werden musste.

Wild boar had rooted in the soft ground, leaving parts of the path uneven and requiring a careful detour.

rummage

Sie wühlte in den Unterlagen, bis ihr klar wurde, dass das gesuchte Schreiben bereits in einer anderen Mappe abgelegt worden war.

She rummaged through the documents until realising that the letter she wanted had already been filed in another folder.

Sign in to start learning

Word notes

Add a note

Notes shared by learners, in every language.

No notes yet. Share the first one.

Word notes

Your note will be public. Your name will appear as the part of your email before @. Maximum 2,000 characters.

Per account: wait at least 30 seconds between new notes. Publishing, editing and deleting share a limit of 6 requests per minute.