cadging

verb

Definition of cadgingnext
present participle of cadge
as in requesting
to persuade someone to give you (something) for free He spent his time trying to cadge drinks from the customers. She cadged money from her sister.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cadging
  1. requesting
  2. begging
  3. asking
  4. demanding
  5. requiring
  6. conjuring
Verb
  • New York City customers also have the option of requesting their items be picked up at their homes with their online orders.
    Kanika Talwar, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Now, Landry has issued an executive order declaring natural gas to be clean energy and requesting that the Biden administration lift all rules and regulations limiting the export of natural gas.
    Nolan McKendry | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of requesting
Verb
  • Broth ends the video with an emotional plea begging his fans for their help.
    Ash Parrish, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2024
  • This is a begging-the-question fallacy disproved all the time by great popular geniuses like Shakespeare, Mozart, Toni Morrison, Lorca himself.
    Lauren Groff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of begging
Verb
  • Rather than asking the reader to identify the important information, the candidate decides which points are most relevant and highlights that data.
    Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Others posed as parents asking about their struggling teenager.
    Max Blau, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of asking
Verb
  • The lawsuit comes less than a week after The New York Times sent Perplexity a cease-and-desist letter, demanding the startup stop using the newspaper’s content.
    Liam Reilly, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Acquiring another company, whether through a major merger or strategic partnership, is a complex, demanding process.
    Milan Shetti, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of demanding
Verb
  • These genetic differences are often linked to time, with more variation requiring more time to evolve.
    Kate Golembiewski, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Until now, this joining method has been passive, requiring force for engagement.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of requiring
Verb
  • Beyond conjuring a spa-like experience, people also focus on the practicality of having more than one water stream.
    Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Other vampire exploits for season six, as teased by FX, include visiting New Hampshire, attending a human dinner party, celebrating the Baron and conjuring a demon.
    Hilary Lewis, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of conjuring
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