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scavving

scavving is the present participle and gerund of scav.

Meaning of scav

Verb

scav (third-person singular simple present scavs, present participle scavving, simple past and past participle scavved)

  1. (UK, transitive) To scavenge; to steal.
    • Scavving the whole city isn't the way to find it. It's too slow! Don't you see? You have to think to work out where it is.2011, Philip Webb, Six Days, page 36

Questions about scavving

What is scavving the present participle and gerund of?
Scavving is the present participle and gerund of scav.

Words near scavving in the dictionary

  1. Scavones
  2. Scavos
  3. scavs
  4. scavved
  5. scavvies
  6. scavving
  7. scavvy
  8. scaw
  9. Scawby
  10. scaws
  11. scawtite

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