Scrounge — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

collect or look around for (food)

obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skɹˈaʊndʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/skɹˈaʊndʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skɹˈaʊndʒ/

1 syllable Say it as /skɹˈaʊndʒ/.

Examples

he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

forage schnorr cadge shnorr

Parts of Speech

verb	collect or look around for (food)
verb	obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”

Word Forms

scrounger	noun	someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)
forage	noun	the act of searching for food and provisions
foraging	noun	the act of searching for food and provisions
cadger	noun	someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schnorren

(Essen) sammeln oder suchen

🇫🇷French

emprunter

ramasser ou chercher (de la nourriture)

🇪🇸Spanish

gorronear

recoger o buscar (comida) a su alrededor

🇮🇹Italian

scroccare

raccogliere o cercare (cibo)

🇳🇱Dutch

bietsen

verzamelen of rondkijken naar (voedsel)

🇵🇹Portuguese

roubar

coletar ou procurar (comida)

🇷🇺Russian

выискивать

собирать или искать (еду)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

याचना

(भोजन) इकट्ठा करना या चारों ओर देखना

🇧🇩Bengali

তিরস্কার করা

সংগ্রহ করুন বা চারপাশে দেখুন (খাবার)

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்க்ரூஞ்ச்

(உணவு) சேகரிக்க அல்லது சுற்றிப் பாருங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్క్రోంజ్

(ఆహారం) కోసం సేకరించండి లేదా చుట్టూ చూడండి

🇮🇳Marathi

ओरडणे

गोळा करा किंवा आजूबाजूला पहा (अन्न)

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ક્રુન્જ

એકત્રિત કરો અથવા આસપાસ જુઓ (ખોરાક)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಕ್ರೂಂಜ್

(ಆಹಾರ) ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸುತ್ತಲೂ ನೋಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ക്രൂഞ്ച്

ശേഖരിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ചുറ്റും നോക്കുക (ഭക്ഷണം)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਬਰਾਹਟ

ਇਕੱਠਾ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ (ਭੋਜਨ) ਲਈ ਆਲੇ ਦੁਆਲੇ ਦੇਖੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدتمیزی

(کھانا) جمع کریں یا آس پاس دیکھیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

乞讨

收集或四处寻找（食物）

🇯🇵Japanese

あさり

（食べ物を）集める、または探し回る

🇰🇷Korean

슬쩍 훔치다

(음식)을 모으거나 둘러보다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ăn cướp

thu thập hoặc tìm kiếm (thực phẩm) xung quanh

🇹🇭Thai

ขโมย

รวบรวมหรือมองหา (อาหาร)

🇮🇩Indonesian

mencuri

mengumpulkan atau mencari-cari (makanan)

🇵🇭Filipino

pangungulit

mangolekta o tumingin sa paligid para sa (pagkain)

🇲🇾Malay

merajuk

mengumpul atau mencari (makanan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استدان

اجمع أو ابحث عن (الطعام)

🇮🇷Persian

رد کردن

جمع آوری یا به دنبال (غذا)

🇹🇷Turkish

üçkağıtçılık

(yiyecek) toplamak veya etrafa bakmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִשְׁנוֹרֵר

לאסוף או לחפש (אוכל)

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The primary meaning of 'scrounge' is 'collect or look around for (food)'.

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Using 'scrounge' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'scrounge' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'scrounge' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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