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Begging

BEG'GING

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ppr.
Asking alms; supplicating; assuming without proof.

BEG'GING

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Noun.
The act of soliciting alms; the practice of asking alms; as, he lives by begging.

Definition 2025

begging

begging

English

Noun

begging ‎(plural beggings)

  1. The act of one who begs.
    • 1832, Charles Coleman, The Mythologie of the Hindus: With Plates
      The Brahmans were very annoying in their beggings for money […]

Etymology 2

From Middle English beggin, beggyn, beggyng, (also beggand), present participle of beggen ‎(“to beg”), equivalent to beg +‎ -ing ‎(participle ending).

Verb

begging

  1. present participle of beg

Derived terms

Etymology

From Middle English begging, beggyng, beggynge, equivalent to beg +‎ -ing ‎(gerund ending).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛɡɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɡɪŋ

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