- present participle of panhandle.
panhandling
Example Sentences
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The sergeant and the officer pointed to signs that said "No Trespassing" and "No Panhandling."
From Salon • Dec. 1, 2022
Panhandling had been very good to Eddie the Monkey Man.
From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2019
Grim tale: Panhandling on San Francisco’s Market Street, with a newborn child.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2017
Panhandling isn’t illegal in the Lone Star State, but Texarkana, Texas, has an ordinance that regulates the practice.
From Washington Times • Feb. 14, 2017
Panhandling, she dined for $7 a day on juice, a quart of milk, a pint of ice cream and a chicken cutlet from the corner delicatessen.
From Time Magazine Archive
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