supplicating 1 of 2

as in prayerful
asking humbly in a supplicating gesture, he got down on his knees and asked, "Will you marry me?"

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supplicating

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verb

present participle of supplicate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supplicating
Adjective
  • The Sagrada Família was founded as an expiatory church, meaning that it would be financed by prayerful donations from people atoning for their sins.
    D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Korie told Fox News Digital the decision to return to television was prayerful and carefully considered.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
Verb
  • Or that the hamster her daughter kept begging, begging, begging Linda to get turns out to be a raging, biting terror?
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
  • There’s a brilliant scene in which Linda unspools a throwdown rant at O’Brien’s character, begging him to help her but not willing to meet him halfway on the patient’s couch.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Shelton Vineyards is one of the oldest wineries in North Carolina and the original owners, a pair of brothers, are credited with petitioning the government for the Yadkin Valley to be formally recognized as an AVA.
    Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
  • But, years before Dobbs, a group of activists calling themselves the Respect New Mexico Women campaign began petitioning lawmakers to overturn the ban.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Supplicating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplicating. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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