There were hyenas in the area scrounging around for food.
Source: tatoeba (11235768)
Scrounging
Synonyms for "scrounging" (82 found)
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18 entriesbeggingdumpster divefood scavengingfood scroungingfree lodgingfree mealfree ridefunding scrounginginformation scroungingjunkyard salvagematerial scavengingpanhandlingscrap collectionscrounge foodscrounge moneyscrounge supplies
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12 entriesact of scroungingfood scrounginginformation scroungingresource scroungingscrounging behaviorscrounging culturescrounging economyscrounging habitscrounging habitsscrounging practicesscrounging resourcesscrounging strategies
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4 total sentences available.
Tom lived a year on the street, scrounging for food.
Source: tatoeba (11240502)
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).
Source: wiktionary
Most of them were armed but not wealthy, outfitted in battered leather and the scroungings of a half-dozen battlefields.
Source: wiktionary