scharrelen — meaning in English

English meaning

• grub noun The soft, worm-like larva of certain insects, especially beetles.
• scrounge verb To search for or obtain something, especially by asking others or making do with what is available.
• tout verb To promote or praise something enthusiastically, often to sell it.

Senses

scharrelen is used for these senses in English:

• grub To scavenge or in some way scrounge, typically for food.
• scrounge (ambitransitive) To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean.
• tout (transitive) To flaunt, to publicize/publicise; to boast or brag about; to promote.

grub — full definition

1. noun The soft, worm-like larva of certain insects, especially beetles.
2. noun Food.
3. verb To dig in the ground, especially searching for something.

scrounge — full definition

1. verb To search for or obtain something, especially by asking others or making do with what is available.
2. noun A person who scrounges; someone who gets by on borrowed or found things.

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