plead
verb (used without object)
to appeal or entreat earnestly.
is pleading
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present progressiveof plead (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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The American Bankers Association has established a “Penny Work Group,” and is pleading with the Federal Reserve to accept pennies deposited at local facilities again after it stopped doing so, limiting circulation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025
"There, he will explain what he did, answer a military judge’s questions about why he is pleading guilty, and be sentenced."
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2024
Now Kali Reis’s Navarro, with her pugilist scowl, is pleading with her to rediscover her sense of justice and do right by Annie.
From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
Abdulla, Okal’s husband, is pleading with the U.S. government from New Jersey to bring his family home.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2023
Joinville is pleading, thinking back, perhaps, to the stories he heard at the inn.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
