cadge
verb (used with object)
to obtain by imposing on another's generosity or friendship.
is cadging
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present progressiveof cadge (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Clearly on the defensive, the officer insists that he is not forbidding the street musician to play but only questioning why he is cadging coins.
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