Synonyms of scrounging

scrounging

verb

present participle of scrounge

as in earning

to get with great difficulty

scrounged up the money to pay his dental bills

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earning
• obtaining
• procuring
• squeezing
• acquiring
• securing
• wringing
• scraping (up or together)
• wresting
• attaining
• eking (out)
• gaining
• drawing
• landing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scrounging

Everyone else is scrounging for the scraps. — HubSpot, 1 June 2026

Keep Trash Closed The outdoor trash can be another source for food that needs to be sealed tightly and moved indoors to prevent squirrels from scrounging in the bins. — Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 28 May 2026

Academic journals struggled to put out issues, stifled by high printing costs and staff layoffs, scrounging for enough articles to fill their pages and paying subscribers to read them. — Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026

Now that all of show business has sunk to Valerie’s level of scrounging for scraps, there’s no one better qualified to rally the troops. — Alison Herman, Variety, 22 Mar. 2026

Bradley said that, from the Chamber’s perspective, employers are sick and tired of scrounging for talent. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025

The ramifications were brutal for an offense that had been scrounging for explosive plays this season. — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025

Natron said in the statement that the layoff announcement came late because the company spent the summer scrounging up as many dollars as possible, hoping to avoid going under. — Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2025

Department of Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem was still scrounging her cosplay closet for a hard-shell Rolex when someone safely turned the turtles over. — Pat Beall, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2025