Panhandle (Verb)
Meaning
Beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money.
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- She spent her days panhandling on the busy street corner, asking passersby for spare change.
- He had lost his job and was forced to panhandle outside the local train station to make ends meet.
- The authorities warned against panhandling and threatened to arrest those caught doing so.
- The homeless man stood at the intersection, panhandling with a cardboard sign that told his story.
- She couldn't bear the sight of her brother panhandling outside the library, a place where he used to spend hours studying.