Sponging

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The application of a sponge.

    "I have employed cold air, and very often spongings with cold water, in order to moderate the preternatural heat of the skin, and to check the increased velocity of the circulation."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of sponge form-of, gerund, participle, present

    "I'm to be a poor, crawling beggar, sponging for rum, when I might be rolling in a coach!"

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abjectablutionabsorbencyabsorbentabsorptionadsorbent

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"He's still sponging off his father."

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