scrounging Synonyms
scrounging Meaning
scrounging
to get as needed by or as if by foraging, scavenging, or borrowing, to search about and turn up something needed from whatever source is available, to collect by or as if by rummaging, to actively seek money, work, or sustenance from any available source, steal, swipe, finagle, wheedle, to get by coaxing or persuading
scrounging Sentence Examples
- The desperate animal was scrounging for scraps to survive the unforgiving winter.
- The homeless man was scrounging through the garbage for anything that could alleviate his hunger.
- The starving child scrounged for crumbs of bread, hoping to find sustenance.
- The broken-down car scrounged for fuel, its engine sputtering with every desperate attempt.
- The injured soldier scrounged for bandages and antiseptic to tend to his wounds.
- The impoverished family scrounged for firewood to keep their meager shelter warm.
- The stranded hikers scrounged for water, knowing that dehydration posed a deadly threat.
- The struggling artist scrounged for materials, salvaging discarded paint and broken canvases.
- The scientist scrounged for equipment, piecing together a makeshift laboratory with limited resources.
- The rebels scrounged for weapons, desperate to defend themselves against the oppressive regime.
FAQs About the word scrounging
to get as needed by or as if by foraging, scavenging, or borrowing, to search about and turn up something needed from whatever source is available, to collect b
earning, squeezing, scraping (up or together), acquiring, procuring, wringing, securing,obtaining, eking (out), gaining
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The desperate animal was scrounging for scraps to survive the unforgiving winter.
The homeless man was scrounging through the garbage for anything that could alleviate his hunger.
The starving child scrounged for crumbs of bread, hoping to find sustenance.
The broken-down car scrounged for fuel, its engine sputtering with every desperate attempt.
