bludging

present participle of bludge, chiefly Australian & New Zealand

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bludging
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Its dressing—creamy from mayonnaise, subtly sweet from a touch of sugar—is begging for the pickle's salty acidity.
    Inés Anguiano, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • The 2026 Toyota Crown is a tame but stylish family car, neither begging you to go off-road or to step on it around country mountains, but instead being an all-around great hauler with the quality Toyota’s known for.
    Josh Max, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Eventually the land tightens, and the tan spires of the Badlands rise from the earth like so many praying hands.
    Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
  • This is the portrait of then-General George Washington at Valley Forge, praying for guidance when the fight for America's independence seemed lost.
    Lauren Green, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • In Johannesburg’s inner city, entire blocks fell silent as street vendors cleared out and retail shops pulled steel shutters down, conjuring up memories of the 2020 pandemic lockdowns.
    Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
  • The windswept tumult is filmed in lyrical slow motion, with high-contrast lighting, and the imagery meshes with Angèle’s text to evoke the inner lives of Maxine and Ada, conjuring subjectivity itself.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • Then a casual dig through an estate sale bin morphs into obsession, resulting in making bids at auctions, combing through the recesses of eBay or imploring friends in politics to snag you a piece.
    A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
  • Martin could be removed as DNC chairman through a vote of no confidence, which would take two-thirds of the DNC membership base to pass, or by senior Democrats, such as House and Senate leadership, imploring him to step down.
    Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • However, there's already a group petitioning against the idea of the mall becoming an industrial park.
    Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • Stated differently, Sorsby petitioning the NFL doesn’t mean the NFL will grant the petition.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 June 2026
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“Bludging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bludging. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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