entreat
verb (used with object)
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg.
entreating
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present participleof entreat.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Disappointed, exhausted, and bedraggled, Albright sent a hail mary to the Frothville WhatsApp thread, entreating us to donate money to hire laborers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2024
Afterward, Baekje turned its energy to upsetting the balance of power on the Korean peninsula by entreating Silla to rise against Goguryeo, its protector and overlord.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
In one, a Milanese lawyer asks the Vatican to intervene in favor of his Jewish clients; another is from nuns entreating the Vatican to help a family of Jews travel to the United States.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2022
“Come on, come,” the man can be heard entreating.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 17, 2022
Soon I heard him earnestly entreating me to be composed.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
