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hurgar

to rummage, to poke around

verb oor-GAHR Rare
Body & Health Movement

Also means

to pick (nose, wound)

Usage Note

Hurgar implies digging or poking around, literally or figuratively. Hurgar en el pasado means to dig into the past, and the reflexive hurgarse la nariz means to pick one's nose. Like other -gar verbs, it adds a u before -e to keep the hard g: hurgué, hurguemos.

Examples

"No debes hurgar en la herida."

Natural Translation

You should not pick at the wound.

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