BESEECHING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does beseeching mean? 

• BESEECHING (adjective)
  The adjective BESEECHING has 1 sense:

1. begging

  Familiarity information: BESEECHING used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BESEECHING (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Begging

Synonyms:

beseeching; imploring; pleading

Similar:

adjuratory (earnestly or solemnly entreating)

importunate (expressing persistant and earnest entreaty)

mendicant (practicing beggary)

petitionary (of the nature of or expressing a petition)

precative; precatory (expressing entreaty or supplication)

suppliant; supplicant; supplicatory (humbly entreating)

Antonym:

imperative (requiring attention or action)

 Context examples 

The wretched young man arose, and with a last beseeching glance at us walked from the room.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He left here, said Traddles, with his mother, who had been clamouring, and beseeching, and disclosing, the whole time.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

His tone was properly beseeching, but stealing a shy look at him, Meg saw that his eyes were merry as well as tender, and that he wore the satisfied smile of one who had no doubt of his success.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

The idea of their frightening her, and making her cry, and of my not being there to comfort her, was so excruciating, that it impelled me to write a wild letter to Mr. Spenlow, beseeching him not to visit upon her the consequences of my awful destiny.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)