PANHANDLING Synonyms
There are 14 hypernyms of the word panhandling. (close relations)
Definition of PANHANDLING
Best Alternative Words for PANHANDLING
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begging | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person) | ||||||||
bumming | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible • a vagrant • person who does no work • the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on adjective satellite • of very poor quality; flimsy verb • ask for and get free; be a parasite • be lazy or idle | ||||||||
cadging | verbv | |||||||
verb • ask for and get free; be a parasite • obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling | ||||||||
mooching | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free) verb • ask for and get free; be a parasite | ||||||||
scrounging | verbv | |||||||
verb • To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean. • To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another. noun • The act of one who scrounges. • (in the plural) Material that has been scrounged. | ||||||||
soliciting | verbv | |||||||
verb • make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently • make amorous advances towards • approach with an offer of sexual favors • incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination • make a solicitation or petition for something desired | ||||||||
sponging | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • To take advantage of the kindness of others. • To get by imposition; to scrounge. • To deprive (somebody) of something by imposition. • To clean, soak up, or dab with a sponge. • To suck in, or imbibe, like a sponge. • To wipe out with a sponge, as letters or writing; to efface; to destroy all trace of. • To be converted, as dough, into a light, spongy mass by the agency of yeast or leaven. noun • The application of a sponge. | ||||||||
swiping | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a sweeping stroke or blow verb • strike with a swiping motion • make off with belongings of others | ||||||||
tramping | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a vagrant • a person who engages freely in promiscuous sex • a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure) • a heavy footfall • a commercial steamer for hire; one having no regular schedule • a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure verb • travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition • walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud • cross on foot • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment |