Foraging: meaning, example and synonyms
Foragingn. The act of searching widely for food or supplies.
Example
Researchers tracked the bees' foraging over several weeks and found that colonies near wildflower meadows traveled far shorter distances for nectar.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Synonyms
- searching, gathering, scavenging, hunting
- Antonyms
- storing, hoarding, resting, stockpiling
- Memory tip
- Forage = food + rummage: rummaging around for food.
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Check yourself: Foraging in context
During droughts, the herd's daily ______ can stretch over twenty miles as the animals search for the last patches of green grass.
Answer: foraging. The herd travels far searching for grass, which is foraging. Affinity, discretion and a prank don't describe searching for food.
Archaeologists found that the settlement relied less on farming than on ______, gathering nuts, berries and shellfish from the surrounding coast.
Answer: foraging. Gathering wild nuts, berries and shellfish is foraging. Affinity, discretion and unpretentiousness don't name a way of getting food.