cadge
verb (used with object)
to obtain by imposing on another's generosity or friendship.
cadging
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present participleof cadge.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency told us again of babies cadging small-business loans and long-dead citizens collecting Social Security.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
Even after Nikola makes recommended changes — painting walls, cadging electricity from a neighbor, jury-rigging water to their dilapidated home from a hose — he’s still denied his kids.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2022
When we meet at the store a week before the CD's release, Latham is casually cadging a free coffee from one of her former colleagues.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2021
Before he got his band off the ground, he worked as a music journalist, cadging interviews with heroes like David Bowie and the Cure’s Robert Smith, hoping they’ll provide meaningful songwriting advice.
From Washington Post ● May 29, 2020
Lawrence had spent a difficult year cadging money from philanthropists and foundations for a proton accelerator, the purpose of which had to be explained to them in the abstract terms of basic science.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
