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adjective

Definition of entreatingnext
as in pleading
asking humbly it was hard to refuse such an amusingly entreating panhandler

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verb

present participle of entreat
as in begging
to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner she began her letter by entreating me to forgive the belatedness of her reply

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entreating
  1. begging
  2. prayerful
  3. petitioning
Verb
  • That's the question begging for answers after court documents revealed horrific details about the abuse 7-year-old Kayden Gavarrete suffered for months before dying three days before Christmas.
    Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Instead, he has officially been recast as a villain that fans have been begging for since James Gunn took the reins.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of begging
Adjective
  • The Republican National Convention is a redemption story, a narrative of prayerful compliance.
    Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
  • As the beat ascends, Eazi sings the title phrase with prayerful gravitas.
    Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2023
Definition of prayerful
Verb
  • This comes on the heels of an attorney for the brothers petitioning to move the case from the DA's office to the California Attorney General's Office, claiming a conflict of interest between Hochman and Kathleen Cady, whom Hoch just appointed director of the department's Bureau of Victim Services.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • That likely means fewer conservation funding dollars, fewer PF members, and fewer folks willing to write their senator petitioning for upland habitat conservation and bird hunting access.
    Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of petitioning
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