- present participle of scrounge.
scrounging
Example Sentences
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What was once one of the coolest secrets in Los Angeles has become a veritable ghost town, the vast empty spaces populated by howling coyotes and scrounging bears.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2025
Of late, investors scrounging for stocks have preferred junk —smaller companies with poor fundamentals and exorbitant valuations—over quality companies with healthy sales and earnings growth, solid balance sheets, and more attractive prices.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 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
Friends, my family included, have been scrounging for fans, dehumidifiers, and sump pumps to lend to friends affected by the flood.
From Slate ● Aug. 9, 2024
They were searching for work, scrounging for food, traveling among street markets, and trying to steer clear of the police.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
