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Definition of mooching - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
- His constant mooching annoyed his friends.
2.
- We went mooching around the park all afternoon.
Adjective
1.
- She was known for her mooching behavior at parties.
2.
- He has a mooching habit and is always asking friends for free food.
Origin of mooching
Old English, mōcian (to remove)
Examples of mooching in a sentence
The mooching for free rides finally wore out her patience. An hour of mooching through back streets cleared his head. There was a lot of mooching around the mall while we waited for the movie. His mooching attitude annoyed his friends. They were tired of his mooching ways. He's always mooching rides from his neighbors.
They caught him mooching drinks at the party.
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- French:grattage, parasite, ...
- German:Schnorren, ausnutzend, ...
- Italian:scrocco, sfruttatore, ...
- Spanish:gorroneo, aprovechado, ...
- Portuguese:pedinchice, aproveitador, ...
- Chinese:白要, 占便宜的, ...
- Japanese:たかり, たかりの, ...
- Arabic:اِسْتِعْطاء, اِسْتِغْلَالِي, ...
- Hebrew:שְׁנוֹרְרוּת, נַצְלָנִי, ...
- Russian:попрошайничество, нахальный, ...
- Ukrainian:халявництво, нахабний, ...
- Hindi:मुफ्तखोरी, शोषणकारी, ...
Definition of mooch - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
- His constant mooch for free meals was annoying.
2.
- He's known as a mooch among his friends.
Verb
1.
- He likes to mooch food from his friends.
2.
- He tried to mooch a few items from the store.
3.
- They mooched outside the shop for hours.
Expressions with mooch
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walk or move around with no clear purpose
He likes to mooch about the park on weekends.
borrow without intending to return
She tends to mooch from her roommates regularly.
live at someone else's expense
She has been mooching off her parents since she lost her job.
move slowly without a clear purpose
He likes to mooch along the beach on weekends.
Origin of mooch
Old English, mucian (to sneak away)
Examples of mooch in a sentence
He had a mooch for cigarettes every day. She's such a mooch, always asking for free rides. The mooch never pays for his own meals. Don't mooch cigarettes from strangers at the club. He tried to mooch a ride home after the concert. She tried to mooch some cash from her friend.
He would often mooch snacks from the pantry. He spent the afternoon mooching around the station. Don't mooch near the entrance after closing time.
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- French:parasitisme, taper, ...
- German:Bettelei, schnorren, ...
- Italian:scroccone, scroccare, ...
- Spanish:pedigüeño, gorronear, ...
- Portuguese:pedinchão, pedinchar, ...
- Chinese:乞讨, 蹭, ...
- Japanese:たかり, ねだる, ...
- Arabic:تَسَوُّل, تَسَوَّلَ, ...
- Hebrew:קַבְּצָנוּת, לְהִתְעַלֵּק עַל, ...
- Russian:попрошайничество, халявить, ...
- Ukrainian:жебракування, випрошувати, ...
- Hindi:मांगना, मुफ्त में लेना, ...
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