scrounging
- present participle of scrounge.
Example Sentences
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In Tawila, hundreds of people have huddled together in makeshift tents in a vast desert expanse, scrounging together what they can to prepare food for their families, AFP video shows.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025
Analysts are scrounging for any signal about the economy’s trajectory this month because the government shutdown has turned off the spigot of official government data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
His insatiable appetite for dominance of both government and industry will always leave him scrounging for more.
From Slate ● Feb. 18, 2025
At times, she has resorted to scrounging up used parts or using screws from the hardware store to repair it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2024
Others, maybe Beast Riders like me, are already scrounging there for bones, moldy fruit, anything.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
