mooching

verb

Definition of moochingnext
present participle of mooch
1
as in begging
to live by relying on someone else's generosity or hospitality without sharing in the cost or responsibility he's always mooching off of his friends, even though he can easily pay his own way

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2
as in sneaking
to move about in a sly or secret manner I suspect she's mooching around in the background and keeping an eye on us

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3
as in wandering
to move about from place to place aimlessly kids on vacation mooching about the house and looking for something to do

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mooching
  1. begging
  2. wandering
  3. lurking
  4. roaming
  5. cruising
Verb
  • Literally begging any of these idiots to understand how the internet works.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • People were begging me to cut it down.
    Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of begging
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  • The owner, from Pennsylvania, shared several incriminating pictures of her chihuahua and Jack Russell mix, named Leia, holding pieces of bread in her mouth after wandering into the neighbor's yard.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In this science-fiction satire, a domestic robot wandering through a world where everything has fallen apart just wants to find a human to serve but keeps meeting with chaos, disaster and confusion.
    Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of wandering
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  • Although the water may be a fun way for your pooch to exercise, the water may have some dangers lurking beneath it.
    Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • This dark shadow follows entrepreneurs, lurking in the corners of our ambitious plans and the deep recesses of our minds.
    Mark Kane, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of lurking
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  • Advertisement To examine the impact of recreation on the lions, researchers used GPS and activity data gleaned from the tracking collars of 22 mountain lions roaming the Santa Monica Mountains and surrounding region between 2011 and 2018.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
  • And the trust list enables roaming, meaning the technology can use multiple PKIs, or Public Key Infrastructure, which describes a collection of tools and procedures that help secure digital communications and transactions.
    Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of roaming
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  • The company operates 5 luxury travel and cruising brands out of offices in London, New York, Melbourne, Split, Athens, and Cape Town.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • So, what if cruising alone as a woman could be just as fulfilling?
    Katie Chang, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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