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Meanings of pleading in English

Portuguese
suplicante
Spanish
suplicante

Begging.

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suplicante
Usage of pleading in English
1
They aren't pleading in Europe, since the authorities are simply quarantining EVERYTHING.
Rock and Ice Magazine
2
Special pleading has been elevated to an art form in recent days.
The Irish Times
3
He retained my hand in his; he spoke in a pleading voice.
The Lady of the Basement Flat
4
In the street he turned to her and said in pleading tones:
Famous Affinities of History: The Romance of Devotion. Volume 3
5
Asakawa gave him a pleading look, urging him to continue his story.
RING
6
Some bemoaned the apparent lawlessness of the situation, pleading for legal intervention.
The South African
7
Think of me as her.' I was begging and pleading, she said.
News.com.au
8
Each sent a messenger pleading urgent business that kept them at home.
Quest for honour
9
All of them asking, pleading, demanding to be taken up and used.
Just another judgement day
10
She spoke in a moment in a very gentle and pleading voice:
The Honorable Miss: A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town
11
No such special pleading or fawning re-enactment is necessary: that isn't fidelity.
The Guardian
12
They are pleading with the government to do more to curb crime.
Radio NZ
13
I don't know them, Eric said, his voice low and almost pleading.
Dead to the world
14
Defence solicitor Mr Noel Phoenix said the accused was pleading not guilty.
The Irish Times
15
That accusation of special pleading, it had a certain truth to it.
Complete Books of Blood
16
The sweet, plaintively pleading, tones of the organ trembled in the air.
Their Yesterdays
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Translations for pleading
Portuguese
suplicante
Pleading through the time
Pleading across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
Australia
Common
United Kingdom
Common
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