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scrounging
UK
/ˈskraʊndʒɪŋ/
US
/ˈskraʊndʒɪŋ/
scroungings
pl
Translations
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
Definitions
His scrounging for food became a daily routine after he lost his job.
He sorted through his meagre scroungings for anything still edible.
UK
/ˈskraʊndʒɪŋ/
US
/ˈskraʊndʒɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe someone or something that is actively seeking to obtain things by scrounging.
Definitions
The scrounging stray dog followed the campers from site to site.
scrounging
Gerund
scrounged
Past Simple
scrounged
Past Participle
scrounging
Gerund
UK
/skraʊndʒ/
US
/skraʊndʒ/
Translations
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
Definitions
He managed to scrounge a few dollars from his friends to buy lunch.
She scrounged around the garage to find parts for her project.
Definitions
He went on a scrounge to find some extra cash for the weekend.
He's such a scrounge that he never pays for his own drinks.