scrounge meaning

UK US /skraʊndʒ/ 1 syllable

scrounge (verb): collect or look around for (food).

scrounge has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

scrounge as a verb

  1. collect or look around for (food)

    Synonyms: forage

    Type of: hunt

    Kinds: rustle

    Related forms: scrounger

  2. obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling
    • he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends

    Synonyms: schnorr, shnorr, cadge

    Type of: beg

    Related forms: scrounger

How to pronounce scrounge

scrounge is pronounced /skraʊndʒ/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with scrounge

Scrabble score: 11 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SC · words ending in GE · 8-letter words

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