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scrounging
verb
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Divide scrounging into syllables:

scroung · ing

How to pronounce scrounging:

Definition of scrounging:

scrounging (verb):
steal, swipe
to get (something) by asking for it rather than buying it or working for it

Synonyms for scrounging:

bludgewheedlebumwringingbegspongesqueezingfreeload

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