Beseeching

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A heartfelt plea.

    "The ability to blithely make wrong turns without serious directional consequences is, of course, one of the hallmarks of PNDs — and a feature that allows me to ignore my wife’s beseechings and merrily proceed on my way without ever stopping to ask for directions."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of beseech form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    begging wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
adjuratoryappealingbeggingimploringimportunatemendicant

Example

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"He heard a wee, little voice say in a beseeching tone: "Please be careful! Do not hit me so hard!""

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