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

present participle of scavenge

That eats carrion

plural of scavenging

simple past tense and past participle of scavenge

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scavenge

(archaic) To scavenge. / (archaic) To clean the rubbish from a street, etc.

(transitive) To collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material.

Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things. / An animal that feeds on decaying matter such as carrion. / (UK, obsolete) A street sweeper.

plural of scavenger