Beseeching
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Beseeching is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of beseech.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of beseech.
More Meanings
- A heartfelt plea.
Example Sentences
The ability to blithely make wrong turns without serious directional consequences is, of course, one of the hallmarks of PNDs — and a feature that allows me to ignore my wife’s beseechings and merrily proceed on my way without ever stopping to ask for directions.
Word Forms
- beseechings
Synonyms for beseeching
Depending on context, synonyms include imploring, appealing, importunate, suppliant, mendicant, pleading.
Antonyms for beseeching
Common opposites include imperative.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include imploring, suppliant, precative, supplicant, supplicatory, petitionary.
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