importune
verb (used with object)
to press or beset with solicitations; demand with urgency or persistence.
was importuning
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past progressiveof importune.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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Yes, your highness; and as I was told who was importuning your highness, I came in without changing my dress.
From Frederick the Great and His Court by L. (Luise) Mühlbach
To add to the queen's difficulties, Mary, who had been deposed from the throne of Scotland and had sought shelter in England, was importuning her for assistance for the recovery of her lost crown.
From London and the Kingdom - Volume I by Reginald R. (Reginald Robinson) Sharpe
"Oh, please, please, don't wait for the key," she was importuning them.
From The Paternoster Ruby by Charles Edmonds Walk
Glidden was importuning with expressive hands and swift, low utterance.
From The Desert of Wheat by Zane Grey
Already the energetic mother was importuning Charles to engage the daughter.
From Charles Frohman: Manager and Man by Isaac Frederick Marcosson
