- present participle of sponge.
sponging
Example Sentences
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Alice spends her days cleaning Lady Jemima’s stinky shoes, sponging her underwear and greasing her long blonde hair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Generative AI is developing so quickly that soon the large-language models sponging up information on the internet will run out of content to feed on.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2024
There’s a lot of scraping and sponging involved.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 19, 2023
Dr. Jay has studied the body’s responses to sitting near an electric fan, wearing wetted clothing and sponging down with water.
From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2022
I’ve always felt it is an unforgivable thing to dump yourself on friends and then just stay on and on, sponging on their hospitality.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
