scavenge
verb (used with object)
to take or gather (something usable) from discarded material.
has been scavenging
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present perfect progressiveof scavenge (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The 19-year-old waste picker has been scavenging through these heaps in the Deonar suburb for as long as she can remember.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2021
Other challenges include limited medical services and labyrinthine insurance claims, as well as wildlife that has been scavenging the desolate neighborhoods for food..
From Reuters ● Jun. 1, 2016
He has a barrow, and it is nearly full, for the boy has been scavenging on the road, gathering material to make the mushrooms grow in his father’s garden.
From The Cruise of the Land-Yacht "Wanderer" Thirteen Hundred Miles in my Caravan by Gordon Stables
