scrounging

Variant of scrounge

scrounge definition

scrounge (skro̵unj)

transitive verb scrounged, scrounging scroung′·ing

  1. to manage to get or find by hunting around: usually with up
  2. to get by begging or sponging; mooch
  3. to take without permission; pilfer

Etymology: prob. altered < scrouge

intransitive verb

Informal to seek (around) for something; forage

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