adverb
- in a manner that earnestly or urgently asks or begs for something
Usage: formed from the verb 'entreat' + -ingly suffix; conveys emotional intensity and sincere pleading
Examples
- She looked at him entreatingly, hoping he would reconsider his decision.
- The child spoke entreatingly to her parents about wanting a puppy.
- He reached out entreatingly, asking for one more chance.
- The refugee family appealed entreatingly to the authorities for asylum.
- She gazed entreatingly into his eyes, silently begging for forgiveness.
- The old man spoke entreatingly about the need to preserve the historic building.