begging

Phonetic Respelling: [ beg ]

Definition:

v. 1 to ask a favor of; to plead for; 2 to ask for in a polite or in a desperate way; 3 to ask for charity or gifts

Sentence:

The dog was begging for a treat.

More example sentences:

The dog was begging for a treat.

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My dog was begging for her food in her anticipatory fashion.

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What is the trick that Snoop can do at the begging of the book?

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''At the main desk the librarian was frantically flicking through a box file, staring beseechingly at the cards, as if begging one of them to explain where the missing book had gone.'' What does 'beseechingly' mean?

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Synonyms:

pleaded; appeal; ask; sponge

Antonyms:

to give

Begging rhymes:

• Two Syllable Rhymes
  • egging
  • legging
  • pegging