bludging

verb

Definition of bludgingnext
present participle of bludge, chiefly Australian & New Zealand
as in sponging

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  1. begging
  2. conjuring
  3. petitioning
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  • Instead, he has officially been recast as a villain that fans have been begging for since James Gunn took the reins.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
  • That's the question begging for answers after court documents revealed horrific details about the abuse 7-year-old Kayden Gavarrete suffered for months before dying three days before Christmas.
    Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of begging
Verb
  • That meant seeking out Reynolds for an explanation that remains my favourite quote of 2024, not least for conjuring the image of Wrexham’s goalscorer extraordinaire in The Tempest.
    Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Eggers, who makes movies where nobody seems terribly happy to be alive, and who generally looks like a drummer for a death-metal band, is exceptionally good at conjuring a counterintuitive coziness.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of conjuring
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  • This comes on the heels of an attorney for the brothers petitioning to move the case from the DA's office to the California Attorney General's Office, claiming a conflict of interest between Hochman and Kathleen Cady, whom Hoch just appointed director of the department's Bureau of Victim Services.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • That likely means fewer conservation funding dollars, fewer PF members, and fewer folks willing to write their senator petitioning for upland habitat conservation and bird hunting access.
    Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of petitioning
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