Just like I thought, the contractor came back today, begging for more time.
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Begging
//ˈbɛɡɪŋ//
Synonyms for "begging" (29 found)
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Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (9)
Related words (14)
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1 entriesTranslations
17 translations across 11 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἐπαίτησις noun (the act of one who begs)
Arabic
2 entries- تَسَوُّل noun (the act of one who begs)
- طرارة noun (the act of one who begs)
Finnish
1 entries- kerjuu noun (the act of one who begs)
French
1 entries- manche noun (the act of one who begs)
Irish
1 entries- bacachas noun (the act of one who begs)
Italian
3 entries- accatto noun (the act of one who begs)
- accattoneria noun (the act of one who begs)
- pitoccheria noun (the act of one who begs)
Malayalam
1 entries- യാചന noun (the act of one who begs)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- tigging noun (the act of one who begs)
Spanish
3 entries- deprecación noun (the act of one who begs)
- ruego noun (the act of one who begs)
- súplica noun (the act of one who begs)
Swedish
1 entries- tiggeri noun (the act of one who begs)
Tamil
2 entries- இரப்பு noun (the act of one who begs)
- பிச்சை noun (the act of one who begs)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
The man went begging from door to door.
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The child is always begging for something.
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If those biscuits are going begging, I'll have them.
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