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begging (for)

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present participle of beg (for)

Synonyms of begging (for)

as in applying (for), wishing (for)

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for begging (for)

applying (for),
claiming,
clamoring (for),
importuning,
urging,
wishing (for)

asking (for),
bespeaking,
calling (for),
desiring,
pleading (for),
questing,
requesting,
seeking,
soliciting,
speaking (for),
suing (for)

demanding,
enjoining,
exacting,
insisting (on),
petitioning (for),
pressing (for),
requiring,
requisitioning

inviting,
invoking

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“Begging (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begging%20%28for%29. Accessed 9 Aug. 2022.

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