One day, however, when the autumn was far advanced and the vacation drawing to a close, I received a telegram from my friend imploring me to return to Donnithorpe.
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Imploring
Synonyms for "imploring" (71 found)
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Noun(6 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (21)
Noun(5 words)
Related words (35)
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Noun(10 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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11 entriesappealappealing gestureemotional expressionnonverbal communicationpersuasionpetitionpleading expressionprayerrequesttone descriptorvisual cue
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18 entriesbeggingbegging gesturebeseechemotional appealentreatentreatyexhortimploring gazeimploring tonemoral appealpetitionpleadingpleading gazeprayersupplicatesupplicating
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Collocations
10 entriesimploring appealimploring cryimploring gazeimploring gestureimploring lookimploring petitionimploring pleaimploring requestimploring toneimploring voice
Inflections
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9 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
But on the night that Nekhludov seduces Maslova, he forces his way past doors, implorings, and physical resistance.
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