scavenge

To search through leftovers or rubbish for anything useful to eat or keep.

scavenge in a sentence

The hungry fox scavenged through the bins, hunting for scraps of last night's dinner.
Seagulls scavenge along the tideline, picking through seaweed for anything tasty the waves left behind.

forage, rummage, search

scour: To search every part of a place very carefully.
scuttle: To run with quick short steps, often to hide.
seize: To grab something suddenly and firmly.
sever: To cut something completely in two or break it off.
shudder: To shake suddenly because you are cold, scared or disgusted; or that sudden shake.
simmer: To cook gently with small bubbles, or to be quietly full of anger.
skirmish: A short small fight between two groups.
sluggish: Moving slowly and without energy.

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