Rootch
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Rootch is a verb meaning (US, informal, especially Pennsylvania) To root or rummage around (in search of something).
Meaning
(US, informal, especially Pennsylvania) To root or rummage around (in search of something).
More Meanings
- Alternative form of rutch (“slide”).
- Alternative form of rutch (“squirm, move around”).
Example Sentences
Dewar, one-handed still, rootched in the bag slung at his hip and found the jemmy bar.
He rootched the chair around like they were still watching TV, then turned it right back. George wore the expression he saved for barn rats and chicken hawks. Janet tried to herd the conversation in another direction.
Our model house-keeper minded closely her own business, never moving about or rootching around in what did not concern her. She was an other-guess character — an other-guess sort of person, as Goldsmith would have said.
It's all things good and wishes answered. What story will he tell her? What lie? When Olly snakes out from under the bed, his tartan bathrobe rootches up over his gaunt ribs, revealing ghastly scars. Her Weeshy Boy. So singular, so funny.
Word Forms
- rootches
- rootching
- rootched
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include root, rootle, ripe, rout, grub, forage.
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