scrounge Synonyms
scrounge Meaning
Wordnet
scrounge (v)
collect or look around for (food)
obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling
scrounge Sentence Examples
- The starving vagrant scrounged for scraps of food in the city's garbage cans.
- The desperate hiker scrounged for supplies from abandoned campsites.
- The homeless man scrounged for blankets and cardboard to shelter himself from the cold.
- The thrifty student scrounged for textbooks and supplies at thrift stores.
- The broke artist scrounged for materials to create her masterpieces.
- The resourceful traveler scrounged for food and lodging by bartering with locals.
- The scavenger dog scrounged for scraps of meat in the alleyway.
- The cunning criminal scrounged for weapons and disguises.
- The wildlife photographer scrounged for any sign of the elusive jaguar in the dense rainforest.
- The hungry squirrels scrounged for nuts and seeds in the autumn leaves.
FAQs About the word scrounge
collect or look around for (food), obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling
earn,obtain, wrest, procure, squeeze, eke (out), wring, acquire, attain, land
No antonyms found.
The starving vagrant scrounged for scraps of food in the city's garbage cans.
The desperate hiker scrounged for supplies from abandoned campsites.
The homeless man scrounged for blankets and cardboard to shelter himself from the cold.
The thrifty student scrounged for textbooks and supplies at thrift stores.
