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scrounge

The correct spelling is scrounge.

How to pronounce scrounge

/skɹaʊndʒ/
noun

IPA: /skɹaʊndʒ/

Say it like: Scr-own-je

The correct spelling is scrounge. Someone who scrounges; a scrounger. For example: "As long as he's got someone who'll let him scrounge off them, he'll never settle down and get a full-time job."

Usage Examples

As long as he's got someone who'll let him scrounge off them, he'll never settle down and get a full-time job.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Someone who scrounges; a scrounger.

verb

  1. 1.To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean.
  2. 2.To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another.

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