3syllables
scavenging
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Definitions ofscavenging
1verb
- To collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material
- To remove unwanted material from something, especially to purify molten metal by removing impurities
- To expel the exhaust gases from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, and draw in air for the next cycle
- To feed on carrion or refuse
1noun
- The act of searching through refuse for useful material.
Example: "Our scavengings at the rubbish dump often yielded items of value."
1adjective
- That eats carrion
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