scrounge
verb (used with object)
to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it.
has been scrounging
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present perfect progressiveof scrounge (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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For the past year, Jean Paoli, chief executive of the artificial intelligence start-up Docugami, has been scrounging for what has become the hottest commodity in tech: computer chips.
From New York Times ● Aug. 16, 2023
Even Google has been scrounging for a way back into China, despite a highly public exit in 2010 after accusations of government censorship and intrusions by state-backed hackers.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2016
