"freeloading" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-freeloading.wav
Etymology: From freeload + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|freeload|ing}} 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 with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-freeloading.wav
Etymology: From freeload + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|freeload|ing}} 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
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