pleadingly
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4.3
- adverb
- /ˈpliːdɪŋli/
:
suplicantemente
- The child asked pleadingly for permission to join the game.
- looked pleadingly
- said pleadingly
- eyes that looked pleadingly
Examples
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He looked at her pleadingly, hoping she would change her mind.
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Then, incredibly, father's eyes moved, staring warmly, almost pleadingly at Joel.
Fiction book (2000) -
And I look pleadingly to you, the young men of America...
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"Maybe it will all stop of itself, Luke," his mother said, and she looked pleadingly at her older boy.
Fiction book (2001) -
Her eyes light up, and she looks at Amy pleadingly.
Fiction book (2001) -
Medicine Wolf looked pleadingly at her father.
Fiction book (1992) -
"Please let her go." Mark looked pleadingly into Charlie's eyes.
Fiction book (1999) -
"You think they were offended?" he asked pleadingly.
Fiction book (1994) -
Yabril said almost pleadingly, "You can help us, you can help your fellow hostages."
Fiction book (1990) -
"Oh, darling, please don't leave me," she remonstrated pleadingly.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
366
3.6
In a very urgent way because you feel a strong need or fear
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6.1
Someone shows a begging look or voice while asking for help
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7.8
In a begging way that shows strong need or hope
To ask for something in a pleading way
In a humble, begging way to ask for something
In a way that keeps asking and annoys people
Antonyms
How Urgent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pleadingly comes from plea and plead, words that mean a serious request or 'to beg'. So to look or speak pleadingly is to ask with strong feeling, like a quiet, urgent 'please'.