entreat
verb (used with object)
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg.
was entreating
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past progressiveof entreat.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Then, the foremost thought on Angelou’s mind was entreating audience members to be sources of hope for others.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 3, 2014
While she was entreating him, he repeated the indescribable howl, and catching Demedes bore him to the door and out of it.
From The Prince of India — Volume 02 by Lewis Wallace
It was with a feeling of relief that she caught the chaperoning eye of Mrs. Leyton, who was entreating her in the usual mysterious signal to the other ladies to rise and follow her.
From A Sappho of Green Springs by Bret Harte
She was talking vehemently; he was entreating her to be calm.
From Jasper Lyle by Harriet Ward
The sorrowing group knelt around the family altar, and while the father was entreating fervently for the mercies they so much needed, a gentle knocking at the door was heard.
From The Wonders of Prayer A Record of Well Authenticated and Wonderful Answers to Prayer by D. W. (Daniel Webster) Whittle
