Begging - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈbeɡɪŋ|  American pronunciation of the word begging
Brit.  |ˈbeɡɪŋ|  British pronunciation of the word begging
- this word is used as a present participle form of the verb 'to be'to beg

noun

- a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person) (syn: beggary, mendicancy)

Extra examples

I'm tired of their begging and pleading.

...a scalawag who had taken to begging on street corners while posing as a blind person...

...all your begging will not avail you in the least...

The old woman went from house to house, begging for bread.

I wouldn't demean myself by begging him for a job.

He went on his knees begging for his job back.

The boy was screaming and begging for mercy.

We could hear the prisoners begging for mercy.

The old man went from door to door begging for food.

There's a beer going begging if anyone's interested.

In a swipe at the president, he called for an end to "begging for aid around the world".

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