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Definition of Ransacking
1. Noun. A thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion). "He gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis"
Definition of Ransacking
1. Verb. (present participle of ransack) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ransacking
1. ransack [v] - See also: ransack
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ransacking
Literary usage of Ransacking
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Reformation of the Church of England by Gilbert Burnet, Edward Nares (1843)
"... the Bishop's Officers a»- out of Frame, without hope of Reformación, cited
bym to Apperance, ransacking his except your Lordship shall see a Redresse, ..."
2. London by Charles Knight (1851)
"The commencement of the second Richard's reign brings us to a new feature—the
ransacking of the Tower by the populace, during Wat Tyler's insurrection in ..."
3. London by Charles Knight (1851)
"The commencement of the second Richard's reign brings us to a new feature—the
ransacking of the Tower by the populace, during Wat Tyler's insurrection in ..."
4. Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry by William Wirt (1836)
"ease in argument, he was sometimes careless, not giving himself the trouble of
ransacking either his memory or imagination for all the topics of his subject ..."
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