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beggin'

beggin' is the pronunciation spelling of begging.

Meaning of begging

Noun

begging (plural beggings)

  1. 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
  2. (in plural) Money 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

Questions about beggin'

What is beggin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Beggin' is the pronunciation spelling of begging.

Words near beggin' in the dictionary

  1. beggers
  2. beggers off
  3. beggery
  4. beggest
  5. beggeth
  6. beggin'
  7. begginer
  8. begging
  9. begging bowl
  10. begging bowls
  11. begging for one's life

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