(of an animal) to dig into the ground, with the snout. / (of a person) to search for something from a drawer, closet, etc.; to dig out.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rootle

simple past tense and past participle of rootle

present participle of rootle

A small or miniature root; a rootlet. / a plantling just beginning to root.

plural of rootling

Of a plant or another thing, having no roots. / Being a wanderer; having no ties to a particular locale. / (computing) Without (the use of) a root user account.

One of the smallest roots, hair roots.

plural of rootlet

The property of being rootless.