noun
- the act of asking for money, food, or help as charity
verb
- asking for money, food, or help as charity
- asking earnestly or desperately for something
Usage: present participle of ‘beg’
Usage: present participle of ‘beg’
Examples
- The homeless man was begging for spare change outside the store.
- She was begging her parents to let her go to the concert.
- Begging on the street corner is prohibited in this area.
- He’s begging for forgiveness after his mistake.
- The child was begging for just one more cookie.
- Street begging has increased in the downtown area.
- Stop begging and earn your allowance instead.