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importuning

importuning noun: the act by which somebody is importuned; pleading harassment. Also the present participle and gerund of importune.

Noun

importuning (plural importunings)

  1. The act by which somebody is importuned; pleading harassment.
    • She should never have married him, never have yielded to his importunings, never have weakened in her determination to provide for herself and her son.2001, Dana Stabenow, The Singing of the Dead, →ISBN, page 185

Also used as

importuning is also the present participle and gerund of importune.

Forms of importuning

pluralimportunings

Questions about importuning

What does importuning mean?
Importuning means the act by which somebody is importuned; pleading harassment.
What part of speech is importuning?
Importuning is a noun.
What is the plural of importuning?
The plural of importuning is importunings.

Words near importuning in the dictionary

  1. importuner
  2. importuners
  3. importunes
  4. importunest
  5. importuneth
  6. importuning
  7. importunings
  8. importunities
  9. importunity
  10. importuous
  11. imposability

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