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scrounging up

scrounging up is the present participle and gerund of scrounge up.

Meaning of scrounge up

Verb

scrounge up (third-person singular simple present scrounges up, present participle scrounging up, simple past and past participle scrounged up)

  1. (informal, transitive) To seek or find despite a lack of apparent resources or availability.
    • Let me look around and see if I can scrounge up any old blankets for you to take to your picnic.

Questions about scrounging up

What is scrounging up the present participle and gerund of?
Scrounging up is the present participle and gerund of scrounge up.

Words near scrounging up in the dictionary

  1. scroungiest
  2. scrounginess
  3. scrounging
  4. scrounging down
  5. scrounging out
  6. scrounging up
  7. scroungings
  8. scroungy
  9. scrow
  10. scrowdge
  11. scrowdged

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