"freeloading" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-freeloading.wav [US]
Etymology: Etymology tree English freeload English -ing English freeloading From freeload + -ing. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|freeload|-ing|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English freeload English -ing English freeloading From freeload + -ing. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} freeloading (uncountable)
  1. The act of one who freeloads. Tags: uncountable Derived forms: contrafreeloading
    Sense id: en-freeloading-en-noun-jlie7Iwh Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 80 20 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 78 22 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 71 29 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 71 29 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 77 23

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-freeloading.wav [US]
Etymology: Etymology tree English freeload English -ing English freeloading From freeload + -ing. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|freeload|-ing|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English freeload English -ing English freeloading From freeload + -ing. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} freeloading
  1. present participle and gerund of freeload Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: freeload
    Sense id: en-freeloading-en-verb-pjNKJsOH
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