Importuning
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act by which somebody is importuned; pleading harassment.
"She should never have married him, never have yielded to his importunings, never have weakened in her determination to provide for herself and her son."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of importune form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"She should never have married him, never have yielded to his importunings, never have weakened in her determination to provide for herself and her son."