What is "mooching"

Usage examples of "mooching".

I was mooching through the jungle, the patrol commander, under pressure to perform, trying to make decisions.

The MoD police were mooching around outside with their dogs, making sure no one was going to try to do a runner and sniffing for hidden food.

We were mooching along, no sound except for the occasional slurp of a paddle in the water, when suddenly, from near the lead boat, we heard what sounded like an explosion.

He confided in the landlord that he was having his fortnight off: mooching round the country on the old jigger: rather thought of putting up somewhere for a bit.

Snell took the photograph of the dead boy, but his eyes were on Frost who had got up from the chair and was now mooching about the room, pulling open drawers, rummaging inside.

They went inside with Frost mooching from room to room, not knowing what the hell he was doing there or what he was looking for.