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scrounging

UK
/ˈskraʊndʒɪŋ/
US
/ˈskraʊndʒɪŋ/
scrounging around
scrounging up

Translations

scroungingnoun
scroungings
pl
débrouilleFamilier ; désigne le fait de se procurer quelque chose gratuitement ou par tous les moyens.
His scrounging for food became a daily routine after he lost his job.
Sa débrouille pour trouver de la nourriture est devenue une routine quotidienne après qu’il a perdu son emploi.
Additional translations
bricolesPièces ou restes obtenus en se débrouillant ; registre familier.
Synonyms
foraging
mooching
begging
collecting
gathering
scrounginggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈskraʊndʒɪŋ/
US
/ˈskraʊndʒɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe someone or something that is actively seeking to obtain things by scrounging.
quémandeurFamilier ; qui cherche à obtenir quelque chose gratuitement.
The scrounging stray dog followed the campers from site to site.
Le chien errant quémandeur suivait les campeurs d’un campement à l’autre.
scroungeverb

scrounging

Gerund

scrounged
Past Simple
scrounged
Past Participle
scrounging
Gerund
UK
/skraʊndʒ/
US
/skraʊndʒ/
gratterFamilier ; s’emploie pour obtenir de l’argent, de la nourriture ou des objets auprès d’autrui, souvent en comptant sur leur générosité.
He managed to scrounge a few dollars from his friends to buy lunch.
Il a réussi à gratter quelques dollars à ses amis pour acheter son déjeuner.
fouillerFamilier ; pour chercher et récupérer des objets utiles dans un lieu donné.
She scrounged around the garage to find parts for her project.
Elle a fouillé dans le garage pour գտer des pièces pour son projet.
Synonyms
gather
scavenge
borrow
procure
obtain
seek
collect
forage

Definitions

scroungingnoun
The act of seeking or obtaining something, especially food or money, by begging or borrowing without intending to repay.
His scrounging for food became a daily routine after he lost his job.
Items or scraps obtained by scrounging.
He sorted through his meagre scroungings for anything still edible.
scrounginggerund / present participle
Engaged in scrounging; habitually seeking to obtain something for free.
The scrounging stray dog followed the campers from site to site.
scroungeverb
To seek to obtain something, typically food or money, at the expense or through the generosity of others or by stealth.
He managed to scrounge a few dollars from his friends to buy lunch.
To search for and collect items, often in a resourceful or opportunistic manner.
She scrounged around the garage to find parts for her project.
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