TRAWLED Antonyms
trawling
Best Opposite Words For TRAWLED
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combing | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of drawing a comb through hair | ||||||||
pursuing | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit | ||||||||
searching | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation • having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect • exploring thoroughly | ||||||||
sweeping | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
noun • the act of cleaning with a broom adjective satellite • taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination • ignoring distinctions | ||||||||
tracking | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind | ||||||||
chasing | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture • United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873) • a rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time verb • go after with the intent to catch • pursue someone sexually or romantically • cut a groove into • cut a furrow into a columns | ||||||||
rummaging | verbv | |||||||
noun • a jumble of things to be given away • a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion) verb • search haphazardly | ||||||||
scavenging | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • To collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material • To remove unwanted material from something, especially to purify molten metal by removing impurities • To expel the exhaust gases from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, and draw in air for the next cycle • To feed on carrion or refuse noun • The act of searching through refuse for useful material. adjective • That eats carrion | ||||||||
snagging | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a sharp protuberance • a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest • an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart • an unforeseen obstacle verb • catch on a snag • get by acting quickly and smartly • hew jaggedly |