Also scroung·er (for defs 4, 6).

Origin of scrounge

First recorded in 1905–10; alteration of dial. scringe to glean

Words nearby scrounge

scrotitis, scrotocele, scrotoplasty, scrotum, scrouge, scrounge, scrounge around, scrounge up, scroungy, scrovegni chapel, scrub

Words related to scrounge around

procrastinate, mosey, saunter, laze, loiter, trifle, loaf, tarry, amble, lag, dilly-dally, idle, stay, lounge, drag, poke, dally, toddle, loll, stroll

British Dictionary definitions for scrounge around

scrounge
/ (skraʊndʒ) /

verb informal

(when intr, sometimes foll by around) to search in order to acquire (something) without cost
to obtain or seek to obtain (something) by cadging or begging

Derived forms of scrounge

scrounger, noun

Word Origin for scrounge

C20: variant of dialect scrunge to steal, of obscure origin

Idioms and Phrases with scrounge around

scrounge around

Forage about in an effort to obtain something at no cost, as in We scrounged around their kitchen looking for a snack. It derives from the dialectal scrunge, “steal.” [Colloquial; c. 1900]