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  • present participle of beg.
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begging

ADJECTIVE
desirous
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
undesirous


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Veitch said aid workers were being "stopped on the street" by Gazans "begging us for help".

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

He said it was not a "luxury" ship but affordable -- until the company started "begging for money".

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

She’s an interloper among established thespians, a woman in her late 50s who has only just begun listening to the little voice inside her, the one begging her to step outside her comfort zone.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

“I’ve spent my summer begging, borrowing and stealing chips,” Faber said, then clarified: “I don’t want to say steal. Begging and borrowing!”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Hearing Junaid brag is a lot better than his begging me to feed him drama about my life.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman


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