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imploring

imploring noun: the act of one who implores; imploration. Also the present participle and gerund of implore.

Noun

imploring (plural implorings)

  1. The act of one who implores; imploration.
    • But on the night that Nekhludov seduces Maslova, he forces his way past doors, implorings, and physical resistance.1997, Edward Wasiolek, Tolstoy's Major Fiction, page 198

Also used as

imploring is also the present participle and gerund of implore.

Forms of imploring

Adjective
comparativemore imploring
superlativemost imploring
Noun
pluralimplorings

Words formed from imploring

Questions about imploring

What does imploring mean?
Imploring means the act of one who implores; imploration.
What part of speech is imploring?
Imploring is a noun.
What is the plural of imploring?
The plural of imploring is implorings.

Words near imploring in the dictionary

  1. implorer
  2. implorers
  3. implores
  4. implorest
  5. imploreth
  6. imploring
  7. imploringly
  8. imploringness
  9. implorings
  10. implosion
  11. implosion bomb

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