scavenging

gerund

(gerund) The act of searching through refuse for useful material.

Japanese Meaning

廃棄物や不要物の中から、有用な資材や物品を探し出す行為

Many people relied on scavenging after the factory closed, picking through discarded items to make ends meet.

工場が閉鎖された後、多くの人々は生活を維持するために廃品あさりに頼り、捨てられた物を拾って生計を立てていた。

Sense（1）

(gerund) The act of searching through refuse for useful material.

Our scavengings at the rubbish dump often yielded items of value.

scavengings

（ plural ）