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entreatingly

American  
[en-treet-ing-lee] / ɛnˈtrit ɪŋ li /

adverb

  1. in a way that expresses or resembles an entreaty; pleadingly.

Example Sentences

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“Let me see it” requested the young woman, entreatingly.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

“Let me see it,” requested the young woman, entreatingly.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

“Master,” she said, in a low voice, with her eyes attentively and entreatingly fixed upon him.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

"Bear it," whispered Simeon, entreatingly, putting his arm round his reeling friend.

From For the Right by Franzos, Karl Emil

"Allow me first to look to your wound, dear grandfather," replied the little Aas�, entreatingly, while she took hold of his hand and kissed it tenderly.

From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin

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