cadging
- present participle of cadge.
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
The custom dates back more than 150 years, but was stopped by the local constabulary in 1909, which saw the "straw bears" as a form of "cadging", or begging, for rewards.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2023
In 1920 he heads to America, cadging an on-deck meeting with Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2022
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
Recalling his previous work, he began looking for more, driving around ranches, cadging rides in private planes.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
