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imploring

adjective

asking humbly

the imploring boy tearfully asked the veterinarian to do what he could to save the life of his dog

Synonyms of imploring

Words Related to imploring

begging, importunate, insistent, persistent

verb , present participle of implore

to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner

the victims of the hurricane implored the governor to put the full resources of the state into the relief effort

Synonyms of imploring

Words Related to imploring

bludging [chiefly Australian & New Zealand], cadging, mooching, sponging

Phrases Synonymous with imploring

calling on (or calling upon)

Near Antonyms of imploring

hinting, implying, intimating, suggesting

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