"beseeching" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: beseechings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} beseeching (plural beseechings)
  1. A heartfelt plea. Categories (topical): Directives Derived forms: beseechingly, beseechingness
    Sense id: en-beseeching-en-noun-IaJBEae1 Disambiguation of Directives: 95 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} beseeching
  1. present participle and gerund of beseech Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: beseech
    Sense id: en-beseeching-en-verb-16efkiB7

Inflected forms

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