begging

The act of one who begs.

Noun

  1. The act of one who begs.
    • The Brahmans were very annoying in their beggings for money […] - 1832, Charles Coleman, The Mythologie of the Hindus: With Plates:
  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. - 1877, All the...

Origin

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

Forms

beggings

Derived

e-begging

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of beg

Origin

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

Derived

begging bowl begging letter beggingly beggingness begging the question cyberbegging go begging soft begging