beseech
verb (used with object)
to implore urgently.
is beseeching
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present progressiveof beseech (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Little wonder the local community is beseeching the heavens for rain.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2025
Soon he is beseeching, and she is rejecting, and any expectation that these two figures will be mere cartoons melts away.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 15, 2019
Over a year later, the boy’s mother is beseeching Francis to bring his influence to bear.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 2018
He is beseeching either the Lord or the Skeleton Clique, but probably both.
From Slate ● Jan. 24, 2017
He is beseeching you, and you don't listen to him.
From Adam Bede by George Eliot
