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mooching

UK
/ˈmuːtʃɪŋ/
US
/ˈmutʃɪŋ/

Translations

moochinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈmuː.tʃɪŋ/
US
/ˈmuː.tʃɪŋ/
traînassantFamilier ; qui traîne sans but ou qui cherche à obtenir des choses sans payer.
Security asked the mooching teens to leave the shopping mall.
La sécurité a demandé aux adolescents traînassants de quitter le centre commercial.
Synonyms
cadging
begging
panhandling
sponging off
freeloading
sponging
scrounging
leeching
moochingnoun
moochings
pl
pêche à la dériveTerme de pêche.
Many anglers on the West Coast prefer mooching for Chinook and coho salmon.
De nombreux pêcheurs de la côte ouest préfèrent la pêche à la dérive pour le saumon chinook et le saumon coho.
parasitageFamilier, péjoratif ; action de vivre aux crochets d’autrui ou de soutirer des choses sans payer.
His constant mooching off his friends eventually led to them avoiding him.
Son parasitage constant aux dépens de ses amis a fini par les pousser à l’éviter.
Synonyms
begging
leeching
parasiting
freeloading
sponging
moochverb

mooching

Gerund

mooched
Past Simple
mooched
Past Participle
mooching
Gerund
UK
/muːtʃ/
US
/mutʃ/
gratterFamilier ; obtenir quelque chose gratuitement ou essayer de l'obtenir sans payer.
He always tries to mooch free meals from his friends.
Il essaie toujours de gratter des repas gratuits à ses amis.
flânerSe déplacer sans but précis ; emploi courant pour l'idée de vagabonder ou traîner.
She spent the afternoon mooching around the park.
Elle a passé l'après-midi à flâner dans le parc.
Synonyms
bum
scrounge
sponge
borrow
leech
cadge
gather

Definitions

moochinggerund / present participle
Loitering, wandering about aimlessly, or habitually seeking to obtain things without paying.
Security asked the mooching teens to leave the shopping mall.
moochingnoun
The act of obtaining or trying to obtain something without paying for it, often by exploiting the generosity of others.
His constant mooching off his friends eventually led to them avoiding him.
A method of fishing, especially for salmon, in which the bait is allowed to drift naturally with the current or with a slow-trolling boat.
Many anglers on the West Coast prefer mooching for Chinook and coho salmon.
moochverb
To obtain or try to obtain something without paying for it.
He always tries to mooch free meals from his friends.
To wander about aimlessly or idly.
She spent the afternoon mooching around the park.
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