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adjective

Definition of beggingnext
as in pleading

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noun

as in imploring

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verb

present participle of beg
as in petitioning
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner she begged her husband to give up extreme skiing

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“Begging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begging. Accessed 23 Mar. 2023.

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