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scrounging

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

Translations

scroungingnoun
scroungings
pl
She was tired of his constant scrounging.
Она устала от его постоянного нахлебничества.
His scrounging for food became a daily routine.
Его попрошайничество еды стало ежедневной рутиной.
Additional translations
попрошайка
побирушка
Synonyms
mooching
begging
collecting
gathering
foraging
scrounginggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈskraʊndʒɪŋ/
US
/ˈskraʊndʒɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe someone or something that is actively seeking to obtain things by scrounging.
scroungeverb

scrounging

Gerund

scrounged
Past Simple
scrounged
Past Participle
scrounging
Gerund
UK
/skraʊndʒ/
US
/skraʊndʒ/
He managed to scrounge some food from his neighbors.
Ему удалось добывать немного еды у соседей.
She often scrounges for cigarettes from her friends.
Она часто попрошайничает сигареты у своих друзей.
He tried to scrounge a ride to the city.
Он пытался выпрашивать поездку в город.
Additional translations
перехватить
рваться
Synonyms
gather
collect
seek
forage
scavenge
borrow
procure
obtain

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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