importune
verb (used with object)
to press or beset with solicitations; demand with urgency or persistence.
had been importuning
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past perfect progressiveof importune.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Miss Jean had been importuning the padre daily to know when the dedication would take place, as she was planning to invite the countryside.
From A Texas Matchmaker by Andy Adams
Eliphalet Congdon had been importuning Archie to release him, but it had seemed wise to give the erratic millionaire more time in which to meditate upon his sins.
From Blacksheep! Blacksheep! by Meredith Nicholson
