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is sponging

  • present progressive
    of sponge (3rd person singular).
    sponge
    noun
    any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or framework, occurring in large, sessile colonies.

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His real profession, besides "making a living out of not writing," is sponging on family money, and his real talent is for self-pity disguised as self-mockery.

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"And all the kids is sponging on them," grunted Iky, who always had an eye to the main chance.

From The Corner House Girls Growing Up What Happened First, What Came Next. And How It Ended by Grace Brooks Hill