beseeching

English

Verb

beseeching

1. present participle and gerund of beseech

Noun

beseeching (plural beseechings)

1. A heartfelt plea.
   • 2009 September 20, John R. Quain, “Getting Lost With a Cellphone”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     The ability to blithely make wrong turns without serious directional consequences is, of course, one of the hallmarks of PNDs — and a feature that allows me to ignore my wife’s beseechings and merrily proceed on my way without ever stopping to ask for directions.

Derived terms

• beseechingly
• beseechingness