If you cast around for something or cast about for it, you try to find it or think of it. She had been casting around for a good excuse to go to New York
cast around
Hyphenation
cast a·round
Turkish pronunciation
käst ıraun
Pronunciation
/ˈkast ərˈoun/ /ˈkæst ɜrˈaʊn/
Etymology
[ 'kast ] (verb.) 13th century. Middle English, from Old Norse kasta; akin to Old Norse kos heap.