- present participle of forage.
foraging
Example Sentences
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It also serves as a winter foraging site for Cook Inlet beluga whales, whose numbers have dropped to around 300.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
A Virginia Tech study found that glyphosate, a widely used herbicide, can interfere with honeybee foraging and may undermine the long-term stability of colonies.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
The species at one time bred along the Exmoor coastline, which continues to provide ideal foraging, including an abundance of fish, and breeding habitat for the birds.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The nonprofit has long maintained that the land — reportedly the last undeveloped sliver of Big Bear Lake’s shoreline — represents critical foraging habitat for the eagles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Wild spinach, mowa, was still present although sparse, and several varieties of wild beans had escaped foraging baboons.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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