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pleading

adjective as in imploring

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Anthony said that as soon as he looked at the pleading girl’s face, he knew he was going to help that afternoon.

Finally, with continued pleading and cajoling, he got her to move, one step at a time, to the top of the pass, where they found the rest of the family and descended safely to the other side.

There is no requirement for a member of Congress to resign after pleading guilty to a felony.

Like the anti-Assad rebels and Kurdish fighters, they are pleading for more of America, not less.

Hizzoner asked in a pleading tone—an extremely rare posture for a man who in the past had swaggered with an air of invincibility.

His attorney says he will be pleading not guilty at his arraignment in December.

On Wednesday, he had posted an emotional video on YouTube pleading with authorities to save his dog, but it fell on deaf ears.

I am pleading for a clear white light of education that shall go like the sun round the whole world.

Gordon turned his pleading eyes on his old friend without a ray of concession; but for a moment he hesitated.

While a counsellor was pleading at the Irish bar, a louse unluckily peeped from under his wig.

The woman seemed very reluctant to accept the offer, pleading various excuses.

Ethel's mode of pleading was unfortunate; the "very foolish of Margaret" were the very words to displease.

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On this page you'll find 13 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pleading, such as: begging, beseeching, supplicating, and desirous.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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