dig vs rootle

dig is a noun but rootle is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dig	Yes	No	Yes	No
rootle	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, rootle is a hyponym of dig; that is, rootle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dig:

Other hyponyms of dig include furrow, groove, rut, root, rout, spade, shovel, trowel, burrow, tunnel.

dig (noun)	rootle (noun)
the act of digging
the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
a small gouge (as in the cover of a book)
an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect
the site of an archeological exploration

dig (verb)	rootle (verb)
get the meaning of something	dig with the snout
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
create by digging
remove the inner part or the core of
poke or thrust abruptly
thrust down or into
remove, harvest, or recover by digging
work hard