Meanings
begging1
plural beggings
- 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 - in pluralMoney 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 Year Round, page 468
begging2
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of beg
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
begging · noun
- Middle Englishbegging
- Englishbegging
From Middle English begging, beggyng, beggynge, equivalent to beg + -ing (gerund ending).
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →begging · verb
- Middle Englishbeggin
- Englishbegging
From Middle English beggin, beggyn, beggyng, (also beggand), present participle of beggen (“to beg”), equivalent to beg + -ing (participle ending).
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἐπαίτησις
- ἐπαίτησις (epaítēsis)the act of one who begs
Arabic تَسَوُّل
- تَسَوُّل (tasawwul)the act of one who begs
Finnish kerjuu
- kerjuuthe act of one who begs
French manche
- manchethe act of one who begs
Irish bacachas
- bacachasthe act of one who begs
Italian accatto, accattoneria
- accattothe act of one who begs
- accattoneriathe act of one who begs
- pitoccheriathe act of one who begs
Norwegian Bokmål tigging
- tiggingthe act of one who begs
Spanish deprecación, ruego
- deprecaciónthe act of one who begs
- ruegothe act of one who begs
- súplicathe act of one who begs
Swedish tiggeri
- tiggerithe act of one who begs
Tamil இரப்பு, பிச்சை
- இரப்பு (irappu)the act of one who begs
- பிச்சை (piccai)the act of one who begs
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with begging
All rhymes →Cite this entry
begging. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/begging
“begging.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/begging. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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