mooched

verb

past tense of mooch
1
as in begged
to live by relying on someone else's generosity or hospitality without sharing in the cost or responsibility he's always mooching off of his friends, even though he can easily pay his own way

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2
as in sneaked
to move about in a sly or secret manner I suspect she's mooching around in the background and keeping an eye on us

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3
as in wandered
to move about from place to place aimlessly kids on vacation mooching about the house and looking for something to do

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mooched
  1. begged
  2. sneaked
  3. wandered
  4. lurked
  5. roamed
  6. slipped
  7. strolled
  8. drifted
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  • In 2020, it was set to be bulldozed, until Mowery begged to give her three months.
    — Lee Cowan, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Still, Harbaugh was encouraged that at the end of Thursday’s marathon practice, his players actually begged him for one extra play in the red zone.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of begged
Verb
  • Trump reportedly snuck out of the plane and onto a catering truck that whisked him off to a smaller military jet for the return flight.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Here are a few of the more subtle hints, references and Easter eggs Disney Imagineers snuck into the showcase of what’s next at Disneyland and Disney World.
    — Mackenzie Schmidt, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of sneaked
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  • At the same time, Clark’s voice-over reveals how far his mind has wandered from the tenderness of those moments.
    — Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • In both cases, a child that Tyler Boebert was watching wandered away from Congresswoman Boebert’s home, according to 9News.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of wandered
Verb
  • The city of Atlanta has jurisdiction over Hartsfield-Jackson, but the threat of a state takeover of the world’s busiest airport has lurked in the background of Georgia politics for years.
    — Tia Mitchell, AJC.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • But concerns lurked beneath the surface of an otherwise positive report.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of lurked
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  • Players in their official uniforms roamed from photo shoots on the indoor practice field — with props like a bag of potato chips set to the side for quick access — to curtained pop-up rooms to record content that will be used on game days.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Star players from the Phillies and Twins also roamed the field freely with families, friends and fellow players.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of roamed
Verb
  • Houston slipped to 64-64 and saw its two-game lead in the AL West drop to one as Texas beat Washington.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Deadlines slipped, morale dropped and the team stopped trusting her judgment.
    — Terry Oroszi, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of slipped
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  • Visitors strolled through the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens Saturday morning to kick off Obon Weekend, a traditional Japanese festival honoring the spirits of ancestors.
    — Mike Stocker, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Former Phillies third baseman Mike Schmidt was one of 26 Hall of Famers who strolled through the cornfields and walked to the infield ahead of Thursday’s game.
    — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of strolled
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  • Washington instead drifted to his right as Mendoza threw, allowing Woodaz to undercut and intercept.
    — Sam Warren, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • But now, Wright says Wendy’s has drifted from some of those qualities, telling investors that decisions made in the interest of cost and efficiency had degraded some of the food quality that set the chain apart.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of drifted
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