cadge
verb (used with object)
to obtain by imposing on another's generosity or friendship.
was cadging
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past progressiveof cadge.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He was "cadging" supplies to the camp that winter and was a witness at first hand of what happened.
From Children of the Tenements by C. M. (Charles Mark) Relyea
