scrounged; scrounging
: to search about and turn up something needed from whatever source is available
also
: to actively seek money, work, or sustenance from any available source
scrounger
noun
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Examples of scrounge in a Sentence
I managed to scrounge enough money for a bus ticket.
He's always scrounging off his friends instead of paying for things himself.
We scrounged around for firewood.
We managed to scrounge some firewood.
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2024
Bots scrounging for tickets for resellers haven’t helped.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 13 Sep. 2024
Who scrounged to build her home and start a small business, struggled to meet a payroll and was forced to deal with clueless bureaucrats.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
Those still in the dark were scrounging for ice – a commodity hard to come by – to salvage the food in their refrigerators.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for scrounge
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“Scrounge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrounge. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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scrounge
verb
scrounged; scrounging
1
: to collect by or as if by rummaging
scrounge around for firewood
2
: to get by coaxing or persuading
scrounge a dollar from a friend
scrounger
noun
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