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Definition of Scrounging
1. scrounge [v] - See also: scrounge
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scrounging
Literary usage of Scrounging
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups by Harvey Daniels (2002)
"If you keep on scrounging, in no time you'll have enough books to keep kids going.
Group Size and Formation What size groups work best for literature ..."
2. One America Indivisible: A National Conversation on American Pluralism and by Sheldon Hackney (1999)
"And they are all on welfare, scrounging for morsels in the trash to fend off
starvation. And. . . "I don't know where you get your figures," I finally broke ..."
3. The Marshall Plan Summer: An Eyewitness Report on Europe and the Russians in by Thomas Andrew Bailey (1977)
"I personally saw people in the streets scrounging for stray lumps of coal and
eagerly scooping up horse droppings in tin cans for fertilizer. ..."
4. My Tiny Life: Crime and Passion in a Virtual World by Julian Dibbell (1998)
"Sometimes I took a crack at a description or two, and sometimes I even pictured
myself finally scrounging up the hours and the inspiration to finish the job ..."
5. Day One and Beyond: Practical Matters for New Middle-Level Teachersby Rick Wormeli by Rick Wormeli (2003)
"or "scrounging for ketchup and handouts at McDonald's?" The best bulletin boards
cause observers to think about the topics presented: "How did Pythagoras ..."
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