Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of asking or soliciting; the occupation of a beggar.
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- verb Present participle of
beg .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
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Examples
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A bit of blegging -- that's what you call begging on a blog -- if you don't mind.
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Of all the trades a going, sure the begging is the best
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There were food riots in several of the Scotch towns, and in Glasgow the multitude assembled, and then commenced what they called a begging tour, but which was really a progress of not disguised intimidation.
Endymion Benjamin Disraeli 1842
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She created so many novel vowels sounds that she sang the word "begging" in the manner of a BBC newsreader enunciating the name of Israel's first Prime Minister.
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Either way begging is not a legal activity for an FM-2 or an FM-3.
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Either way begging is not a legal activity for an FM-2 or an FM-3.
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Either way begging is not a legal activity for an FM-2 or an FM-3.
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Either way begging is not a legal activity for an FM-2 or an FM-3.
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Either way begging is not a legal activity for an FM-2 or an FM-3.
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Either way begging is not a legal activity for an FM-2 or an FM-3.
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