- present participle of scrounge.
scrounging
Example Sentences
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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
Macron’s government is currently scrounging for tens-of-billions in cost savings as it tries to rein in the government’s budget deficit, which reached 5.8% of economic output last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 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
Some parents try to find small ways to teach their children, scrounging for notebooks and pens and insisting they learn something as small as a new word each day.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024
But I’m not sure they need to know about me scrounging for trash on the floor of the post office.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
