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panhandling

panhandling noun: the act or habit of begging for money. Also the present participle and gerund of panhandle.

Noun

panhandling (usually uncountable, plural panhandlings)

  1. (usually) The act or habit of begging for money.
    • The old owner was dead now and the son who had taken over had had to bar Tolie from the movie show because the hunchback annoyed the crowds with his periodic panhandlings up and down the aisles.1974, B. Clarence Hall, The Burning Season, page 5

Also used as

panhandling is also the present participle and gerund of panhandle.

Forms of panhandling

pluralpanhandlings

Questions about panhandling

What does panhandling mean?
Panhandling means the act or habit of begging for money.
What part of speech is panhandling?
Panhandling is a noun.
What is the plural of panhandling?
The plural of panhandling is panhandlings.

Words near panhandling in the dictionary

  1. panhandle tracks
  2. panhandled
  3. panhandler
  4. panhandlers
  5. panhandles
  6. panhandling
  7. panhandlings
  8. Panhard
  9. panharmonicon
  10. panharmonicons
  11. panhas

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