Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

begging

/ˈbɛɡɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.93 in modern English

Syllables: beg-ging
IPA: /ˈbɛɡɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of one who begs.

noun

Money or goods acquired by begging.

verb

present participle and gerund of beg

Example Sentences

"The Brahmans were very annoying in their beggings for money […]"
"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).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: begging, beggin
Suffix: beg

Inflected Forms

beggings (plural)

Derived Forms

beggingly beggingness cyberbegging

Phrases

e-begging begging bowl begging letter begging the question go begging soft begging

Synonyms

beggary mendicancy

Rhymes With

pegging egging legging

Questions

How do you pronounce begging?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɛɡɪŋ/.
What does begging mean?: The act of one who begs.
Where does begging come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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