scrounging

scrounge  (skrounj)

v. scrounged, scroung·ing, scroung·es Slang

v.tr.

1. To obtain (something) by begging or borrowing with no intention of reparation: scrounged a few dollars off my brother.

2. To obtain by salvaging or foraging; round up.

v.intr.

1. To seek to obtain something by begging or borrowing with no intention of reparation: scrounge for a cigarette.

2. To forage about in an effort to acquire something at no cost: scrounging around the kitchen for a late-night snack.

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[Alteration of dialectal scrunge, to steal.]

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scrounger n.

Translations

scrounging

n (inf) → Schnorrerei f (inf)