cadge
verb (used with object)
to obtain by imposing on another's generosity or friendship.
were 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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No longer are they the hypocritical, meek creatures who an hour ago were cadging for fish and milk.
From Three Elephant Power and Other Stories by A. B. (Andrew Barton) Paterson
