mooches

verb

present tense third-person singular of mooch
1
as in begs
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 sneaks
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 wanders
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 mooches
  1. begs
  2. sneaks
  3. wanders
  4. lurks
  5. roams
  6. slips
  7. drifts
  8. steals
Verb
  • Larys wants to sail to Essos while Tyland begs his king to go to Casterly Rock and set up a court in absentia.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Ballparks, backyards, beaches, and picnics, summer snacking practically begs you to ditch the fork and knife and use your hands.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 19 July 2026
Definition of begs
Verb
  • Andruw Jones sneaks in on his ninth year, his next-to-last try.
    — Greg Cote July 26, Miami Herald, 26 July 2026
  • And that’s where the Leonard situation sneaks into the equation.
    — Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of sneaks
Verb
  • In this adaptation by the author of The Handmaid’s Tale, Penelope wanders the underworld, spinning her own version of events — a chronicle filled with lust, greed and murder.
    — Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
  • As Odysseus wanders from place to place, discovering the foreign customs and attitudes of each one, the story explores the concept of home, asking what kind of civilization is appropriate for an authentic human being.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Definition of wanders
Verb
  • But amid the crooning local singers and walks down memory lane, trouble lurks.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 July 2026
  • But now, China lurks just offstage, preparing to bring the steel era’s industrial logic back into the story, using scale, subsidies and price pressure to test how durable today’s AI fortunes really are.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Definition of lurks
Verb
  • North Carolina will be under the microscope as long as Bill Belichick roams the sidelines in Chapel Hill.
    — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • Today, the herd roams the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and is managed in partnership with the local fire company, which hosts the annual pony swim—a beloved local tradition.
    — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026
Definition of roams
Verb
  • And when a deadline finally slips, nobody knew you were stretched.
    — Andy Molinsky, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Across the project’s three waterfront buildings, there are 17 boat slips for residents.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Definition of slips
Verb
  • Stuck together, wandering through thick green woods for days, the conversation between Sam and Paul drifts in an increasingly disturbing direction.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026
  • But the smoke of loneliness drifts through the song’s 16 minutes, too; this is the sound of being left to sort through your tangle of feelings, of maybe not quite knowing how to do it.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
Definition of drifts
Verb
  • Milton-Jones ranks third in franchise history in blocks (245) and fourth in points (4,018), field goals (1,509), rebounds (1,882), steals (440) and minutes (10,384).
    — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • And China is a rule-breaker and steals intellectual property.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
Definition of steals
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