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importunings

importunings is the plural of importuning.

Meaning of importuning

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

Questions about importunings

What is importunings the plural of?
Importunings is the plural of importuning.

Words near importunings in the dictionary

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

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