scrounging

He remembered long afternoons spent with other boys in scrounging round dustbins and rubbish heaps, picking out the ribs of cabbage leaves, potato peelings, sometimes even scraps of stale breadcrust from which they carefully scraped away the cinders; and also in waiting for the passing of trucks which travelled over a certain route and were known to carry cattle feed, and which, when they jolted over the bad patches in the road, sometimes spilt a few fragments of oil-cake.

Nineteen Eighty-Four 1949

Yesterday, collections were slow until Zubair came up with the idea of scrounging out a few cartons (one of the few advantages of our littering habit), sticking on chart paper with a message such as "donate to fund for Balochistan earthquake victims", and then going up and down traffic lanes when the signal turned red.

Bloggers.Pakistan 2008

Between the heat and my Weight Watchers-inspired insistence that all meals be under 7 points, we've been doing a lot of "scrounging," which generally entails my eating hummus and veggies for supper and Mark eating chips and salsa or something similar.

What if No One's Watching?: August 2008 Archives 2008

Between the heat and my Weight Watchers-inspired insistence that all meals be under 7 points, we've been doing a lot of "scrounging," which generally entails my eating hummus and veggies for supper and Mark eating chips and salsa or something similar.

What did you have for dinner? (What if No One's Watching?) 2008

The dinner -- the result of two days '"scrounging" under the direction of George -- was too good to be true.

Adventures of a Despatch Rider William Henry Lowe Watson

In the resulting piece we were told how "scrounging" James Smith, 48, had "grabbed £35k in welfare handouts by claiming he couldn't hobble more than 20 metres - even with a stick".

unknown title 2009

Reality TV programmes that feature Britain's youngest mums - who are usually single mothers - have done little to move the debate on single parents on from the concept of 'scrounging' off the state.

The Latest From www.politics.co.uk 2009

"Then we came across an American who was 'scrounging' or something in an empty house.

Pushed and the Return Push George Herbert Fosdike Nichols

People are scrounging for everything that they have.

Collider Goes to the Set of THE BOOK OF ELI – Collider.com 2009

As of 2010, the Diocese of Niagara has already spent well over $320,000 on legal fees and has been rather shy about saying where the money is coming from; perhaps it is scrounging from other dioceses.

Anglican Church of Canada may be sharing legal costs « Anglican Samizdat 2010