Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scrounging

/skɹˈaʊndʒɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
scroung-ing
IPA
/skɹˈaʊndʒɪŋ/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of scrounge

noun

The act of one who scrounges.

noun

Material that has been scrounged.

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How do you pronounce scrounging?
The recorded pronunciation is /skɹˈaʊndʒɪŋ/.
What does scrounging mean?
present participle and gerund of scrounge

How to pronounce scrounging

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