importune
verb (used with object)
to press or beset with solicitations; demand with urgency or persistence.
is importuning
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present progressiveof importune (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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Consider California Governor Jerry Brown, who is importuning the White House to yield oversight of his state’s bullet train.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2017
Beckmesser is importuning Pogner with regard to his intentions for the morrow.
From The Wagnerian Romances by Gertrude Hall Brownell
He is importuning my son-in-law, Mr. Alston, to pay him back those funds—which once he was so ready to furnish to us.
From The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman by Emerson Hough
