1. in a state of begging; seeking charity or alms
Usage: archaic or literary; usually used predicatively

1. in the act or manner of begging; while begging
Usage: archaic or literary

Examples

• The poor man went abegging from door to door.
• She found herself abegging for spare change on the street corner.
• In those hard times, many families went abegging.
• He was too proud to go abegging, despite his poverty.
• The children came abegging for food during the famine.