beseeching
adjective
be·seech·ing
bi-ˈsē-chiŋ 
bē-
: 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
Arthur Conan Doyle
beseechingly
adverb
The children wept, and Nana ran to him beseechingly, but he waved her back.
—J. M. Barrie
J. M. Barrie
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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
Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2023
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“Beseeching.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beseeching. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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