noun
scrounging
noun
1
The act of searching for or obtaining things by resourceful or opportunistic means.
"After months of scrounging, they'd gathered enough parts to fix the car."
How to Use Scrounging
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe habit or act of scrounging for things.
When to use it
Informal.
Word Forms
scroungings plural
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