begging

nounverbcommon in dialogue

//ˈbɛɡɪŋ//

The act of one who begs.

noun

1
The act of one who begs.
The Brahmans were very annoying in their beggings for money […]
2
Money or goods acquired by begging.
Then a thin old hag […] moaned out, "Twopence for two ounces!" and had to go out of the shop unmeated, since her earnings — or her beggings — had not brought her enough to have that small price to spare.

Etymology

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

verb

1
Also a form of begpresent participle and gerund of beg

Etymology

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

Forms

plural: beggings

beg · To request the help of someone, often in the form of money.Beg · A surname from Hindi.beggar · A person who begs.

begging · The act of one who begs.

begin · To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.beginner · Someone who is just starting at something, or has only…beginning · The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of…

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