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cadging

UK
/ˈkædʒɪŋ/
US
/ˈkædʒɪŋ/

Translations

cadgingnoun
Cadging is not a sustainable way to live.
Попрошайничество не является устойчивым образом жизни.
Additional translations
попрошайничание
попрошайка
Synonyms
panhandling
scrounging
mooching
sponging
begging
cadginggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈkædʒɪŋ/
US
/ˈkædʒɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe someone or something that is habitually begging or seeking to obtain things from others.
cadgeverb

cadging

Gerund

cadged
Past Simple
cadged
Past Participle
cadging
Gerund
UK
/kædʒ/
US
/kædʒ/
He tried to cadge a cigarette from a stranger.
Он попытался клянчить сигарету у незнакомца.
She managed to cadge a ride to the station.
Ей удалось выпрашивать поездку до станции.
Additional translations
просить
Synonyms
beg
mooch
scrounge
borrow
panhandle

Definitions

cadgingnoun
The act of obtaining something, such as food or money, by begging or imposing on others.
His constant cadging for cigarettes annoyed his friends.
cadginggerund / present participle
Habitually begging for or trying to obtain something for free from others.
She grew tired of his cadging requests for spare change.
cadgeverb
To ask for or obtain something to which one is not strictly entitled.
He managed to cadge a free meal from the restaurant owner.
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