imploringly

American  

[im-plawr-ing-lee] / ɪmˈplɔr ɪŋ li /

adverb

1. in a way that expresses urgent or piteous pleading, as for aid or mercy; beseechingly.

   "No! Don't kill the spider!" gasped my daughter, looking imploringly into my eyes.

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Etymology

Origin of imploringly

implor(e) ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. ) + -ly

Explanation

When you do or say something imploringly, you're trying to plead with someone for something. People act imploringly when they really need help. Have you ever had someone look at you with big puppy-dog eyes, hands pressed together, saying "Please, please, help me with this?" They looked at you — and spoke to you — imploringly. A beggar on the street might look at you imploringly with his hand out. A kid might look at her mom imploringly when the ice cream truck goes by. This is a strong word for when people really need or want something and are trying hard to get it.

Example Sentences

Imploringly she besought him to release her, truly, from the obligation to secrecy with which he had bound her.

From The Good Time Coming by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)

But if a step approached the grave Her eye looked up with jealous care, Imploringly, as if to crave That no rude foot should trample there.

From The Dog's Book of Verse by Various

Imploringly, eagerly, the telephone begged for reënforcements, for batteries, for machine-guns, for ammunition.

From Banzai! by Parabellum by Grautoff, Ferdinand Heinrich

Related Words

• compellingly
• eagerly
• earnestly
• frantically
• hastily
• vigorously