What does "importuning" mean?

The act by which somebody is importuned; pleading harassment.

What is a synonym for "importuning"?

Common synonyms include: advocate, aggravating, annoying, appeal, apply, apply pressure.

Importuning

noun, verb

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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

Synonyms

All synonyms

advocate aggravating annoying appeal apply apply pressure

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"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."

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