How to pronounce scrounge
American English pronunciation
SKROWNJ
- IPA
- /ˈskɹaʊndʒ/
- Syllables
- SKROWNJ (1 syllable)
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What scrounge means
To hunt around for scraps of food or stuff
In a sentence: I had to scrounge in the pantry for something to snack on.
Where it comes from: First seen in the 1900s; possibly from an old dialect word for stealing.
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Compare: scrounge and forage
Scrounge is hunting around for scraps or begging for them, while forage is searching the land for wild food.
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