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going begging

going begging is the present participle and gerund of go begging.

Meaning of go begging

Verb

go begging (third-person singular simple present goes begging, present participle going begging, simple past went begging, past participle gone begging)

  1. (idiomatic) To be available but wasted, unused, or not actualized.
    • "Principles without leaders go begging," he replied.1904, David Graham Phillips, chapter 18, in The Cost

Questions about going begging

What is going begging the present participle and gerund of?
Going begging is the present participle and gerund of go begging.

Words near going begging in the dictionary

  1. going bananas
  2. going bankrupt
  3. going barrel
  4. going barrels
  5. going batshit
  6. going begging
  7. going belly-up
  8. going below
  9. going berserk
  10. going between
  11. going beyond

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