beseeching

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adjective

be·​seech·​ing bi-ˈsē-chiŋ How to pronounce beseeching (audio)
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Synonyms of beseechingnext
: expressing or marked by earnest pleading or entreaty
The wretched young man arose, and with a last beseeching glance at us walked from the room.—Arthur Conan Doyle
beseechingly adverb
The children wept, and Nana ran to him beseechingly, but he waved her back. —J. M. Barrie

beseeching

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present participle of beseech

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Adjective a beseeching letter from his parents asking him to bring the grandchildren for a long overdue visit
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Adjective
This case has seen lot of what amounts to table-pounding by the defense, with a constant rat-a-tat-tat of motions, demands for discovery, followed by more beseeching requests. — Howard Blum, Washington Post, 26 June 2024 The same beseeching gaze gets complicated by a character like Dre—at once naïve and ruthless, in control yet entirely lost. — Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2023

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First Known Use

Adjective

1704, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of beseeching was in 1704

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“Beseeching.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beseeching. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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