bludging

verb

present participle of bludge, chiefly Australian & New Zealand
as in sponging

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  1. sponging
  2. mooching
  3. cadging
  4. begging
  5. praying
  6. conjuring
  7. imploring
  8. petitioning
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  • In the collision of spice, sharpness and seedy crunch, and in the sponging way potatoes soak up butter, the intensity never seems like too much.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
  • While the sponging industry has diminished over the years (largely because most modern-day consumers use artificial versions for dish scrubbing and housecleaning), there’s still a considerable market for the natural ones, especially in Europe.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
Definition of sponging
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  • Meanwhile, the palace has been besieged by loutish suitors, led by the scheming Antinous (Robert Pattinson), all of them vying for the queen’s hand in remarriage and mooching off the absent king’s food and wine.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
  • On top of that, Nico is also, quite obviously, just mooching off/clinging to Mindy because he got cut off by his family.
    — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Definition of mooching
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  • To her horrified astonishment, Miss Manners has received a number of letters reporting that guests are taking gross advantage of hospitality by cadging future meals.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2026
Definition of cadging
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  • Mahajan’s family has appeared at City Hall, in person and through videoconference calls from India, begging the city to finally end the rides.
    — Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Mahajan's family has appeared at City Hall, in person and through videoconference calls from India, begging the city to finally end the rides.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of begging
Verb
  • Fujimori said millions of Peruvians were praying for the pontiff’s recovery and awaiting further announcements from the Vatican.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • During the visit, the pair made history by praying together at the Sistine Chapel—the first public prayer between a British monarch and pope since Henry VIII split from Rome in 1534.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of praying
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  • The cultural demons a 34-year-old playwright was conjuring a century ago rise up as dark reflections for our own.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Painter Sasha Gordon reckons with these depths and contradictions by conjuring realms where all facets of being can exist, unguarded and exposed.
    — Chanel Miller, Time, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of conjuring
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  • The Chiefs defeated the Eagles 38-35 in that game, and on the sideline, Kelce was heard imploring his teammates to keep scoring.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Benioff has a history of imploring tech companies to think of the greater good.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of imploring
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  • The BoMar Club has received just under thirty thousand dollars from the opioid settlement, to fix its roof and bolster outreach efforts, and Coleman was petitioning the commission for more money to redo the floor, which sagged under our feet.
    — Oliver Whang, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Anthropic may appeal today’s ruling, either by asking for an en banc review with all of the appeals court judges or by petitioning the Supreme Court.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of petitioning
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