Refine this word faster

Stronger alternatives Opposite tone Use in context Cross-language nuance

Scrounging

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of one who scrounges.

    "What mattered to Vincenzo may have been a temporary lack of money (his wild living led him into frequent scroungings for cash; he was a bit of a spendthrift)."

  2. 2
    Material that has been scrounged. in-plural

    "Most of them were armed but not wealthy, outfitted in battered leather and the scroungings of a half-dozen battlefields."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of scrounge form-of, gerund, participle, present

See also for "scrounging"

Synonyms Antonyms Rhymes Sentences Translate Word Type Pronunciation Word Forms

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciation

Mini challenge

Unscramble this word: scrounging