scavenging

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scavenging

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of scavenge

adjective

not comparable That eats carrion

noun scavengings

gerund The act of searching through refuse for useful material. Our scavengings at the rubbish dump often yielded items of value.

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@misc{scavenging_2026,
  title = {scavenging},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scavenging},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}