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• present participle of forage.

foraging

American  

[fawr-i-jing, for-] / ˈfɔr ɪ dʒɪŋ, ˈfɒr- /

noun

1. the acquisition of food by hunting, fishing, or the gathering of plant matter.

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adjective

1. characterized by or dependent upon the acquisition of food by such means; food-gathering.

   a foraging people.

Etymology

Origin of foraging

First recorded in 1480–90; forage ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. ) for the noun, forage ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. ) for the adjective

Example Sentences

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foraging

It also serves as a winter foraging site for Cook Inlet beluga whales, whose numbers have dropped to around 300.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

After only three days, the bees exposed to glyphosate showed a 13 percent decline in foraging activity.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

The species at one time bred along the Exmoor coastline, which continues to provide ideal foraging, including an abundance of fish, and breeding habitat for the birds.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

The nonprofit has long maintained that the land — reportedly the last undeveloped sliver of Big Bear Lake’s shoreline — represents critical foraging habitat for the eagles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

On I ran, right through a family of feral black pigs foraging for pecans, scattering them indignantly in my wake.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly