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mooching

UK
/ˈmuːtʃɪŋ/
US
/ˈmutʃɪŋ/

Translations

moochinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈmuː.tʃɪŋ/
US
/ˈmuː.tʃɪŋ/
Synonyms
cadging
begging
panhandling
sponging off
freeloading
sponging
scrounging
leeching
moochingnoun
moochings
pl
His constant mooching for money annoyed his friends.
Его постоянное попрошайничество денег раздражало его друзей.
Additional translations
нахлебничество
паразитизм
Synonyms
begging
sponging
freeloading
parasiting
leeching
moochverb

mooching

Gerund

mooched
Past Simple
mooched
Past Participle
mooching
Gerund
UK
/muːtʃ/
US
/mutʃ/
He tends to mooch off his friends whenever he runs out of money.
Он склонен попрошайничать у своих друзей, когда у него заканчиваются деньги.
He likes to mooch around the city on weekends.
Он любит шляться по городу по выходным.
Additional translations
побираться
Synonyms
bum
sponge
leech
gather
borrow
scrounge
cadge

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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