mooch[verb]Synonyms: wander, bat, drift, meander, ramble, range, roam, rove, straggle, stray
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
mooch /muːtʃ/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Old French;
Origin: muchier 'to hide']
American English informal to get something by asking someone to give you it, instead of paying for it
Synonym : scrounge British Englishmooch something off somebody
He tried to mooch a drink off me.mooch around/about phrasal verb British English informal to move around slowly without any purpose and doing very little:
Beth was happy to mooch around for hours in her nightdress. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲