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
It was he who was entreating now, pitifully waving his crayon amid the emotion of his artistic craving.
From His Masterpiece by Ernest Alfred Vizetelly
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
The king, in the mean time, was entreating them to be quiet, and begging them to deal gently with them, and take them at once to Prince Edward's tent.
From Richard II Makers of History by Jacob Abbott
"Don't go to Newton, above all by yourself, Gervase," the wife was entreating, gravely and earnestly.
From Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes by Sarah Tytler
