scrounging in English

verb
1
seek to obtain (something, typically food or money) at the expense or through the generosity of others or by stealth.
he had managed to scrounge a free meal
synonyms:begborrowcadgespongebumtouch someone formooch
verb

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Below are sample sentences containing the word "scrounging" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "scrounging", or refer to the context using the word "scrounging" in the English Dictionary.

1. He was a big time operator, always hustling, always scrounging.

2. But scrounging supplies and space and creatively arranging the room are second nature to a good teacher.

3. If not, you are just Begriming a fun and rewarding project, and there is bodywork and parts scrounging ahead of you.

4. She rinsed the sheets secretly, after Sethe went to the restaurant and Paul D went scrounging for barges to help unload.