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
The dark Little Tokyo alleys through which Ishikawa Sakuzo wanders — begging for change, cadging meals, working to conquer his homesickness and self-hatred — are every bit as Angeleno as Chandler’s and West’s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2023
The women kibbutz and get through their days, eating and playing games and cadging cigarettes.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2023
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
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
