pleading
noun
the act of a person who pleads.
pleadingly
-
a word derived from
pleading.
Example Sentences
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We see an anxious Orlando interacting with the lineup of women: “Come on, you wrote me,” she says, almost pleadingly, as if Woolf could posthumously amend the story.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2022
And even in that moment, I remember looking at her sort of pleadingly like, “Say more. There’s something else you want to say, Gerri, and you’re just saying, ‘How does it serve my interest?’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2022
“Do you understand?” he looks at me pleadingly, and I nod.
From The Verge ● Apr. 28, 2020
As he lay on the ground, the fan stretched his arms toward Ronaldo, almost pleadingly.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 23, 2018
“My advice to you is to tell it all,” White said, almost pleadingly.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
