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Meanings of suppliant in inglês

português
apresentante
catalão
peticionari
espanhol
suplicante

One praying humbly for something.

        apresentante

        Humbly entreating.

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              Examples for "supplicant"
              Examples for "supplicant"
              1
              You must speak to them as equal, or even better, as supplicant.
              A Darker Shade of Magic
              2
              Mr. Sheldon the younger contemplated the supplicant with looks of undisguised gratification.
              Charlotte's Inheritance
              3
              He could not abide the picture of himself as a vulnerable supplicant.
              The new yorker
              4
              You're not to touch the supplicant in any way during the testing.
              The black prism
              5
              He dropped to his knees like a supplicant preparing to abase himself.
              Patient Zero
              1
              It was the whine of the Hindu beggar, halting, supplicatory, almost revoltingly servile.
              The Lamp in the Desert
              2
              Not the infant Samuel, who, in spite of his supplicatory attitude, found no pity.
              Dr. Jolliffe's Boys
              3
              Mrs. Brimmer cast a supplicatory look at Miss Keene, and hastily quittedtheroom
              The Crusade of the Excelsior
              4
              Complain's gesture was angry, but Vyann's was supplicatory.
              Non-Stop
              5
              I became quite fond of her; a figure leaning out of the crowd, both supplicatory and tender.
              The gathering
              Usage of suppliant in inglês
              1
              See, the mother is a suppliant to the son for the son.
              Harold : the Last of the Saxon Kings — Volume 08
              2
              Impersonal, unresponsive attendants in Aztec garb guard the door from suppliant followers.
              The Sculpture and Mural Decorations of the Exposition / A Pictor...
              3
              It was now the priest who menaced, Quasimodo who was the suppliant.
              Notre-Dame de Paris
              4
              He became the veriest suppliant at the shrine where woman reigns supreme.
              The Triumph of John Kars: A Story of the Yukon
              5
              To make the man a suppliant is the delight of her soul.
              Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 / Little J...
              6
              She continued to regard him with the same suppliant and affrighted air.
              Monsieur de Camors — Volume 3
              7
              She raised to her set face the tender eyes of a suppliant.
              The Helpmate
              8
              A Chorus from Colonus comes to find out who the suppliant is.
              Authors of Greece
              9
              There was nobody else in authority, so the senior suppliant consulted me.
              Shadows in Bronze
              10
              She turned her back upon her suppliant son and imperiously summoned Rachela.
              Remember the Alamo
              11
              I am thy suppliant, and to thee first I address my prayer.
              Stories from the Odyssey
              12
              I am still resolved to go to him-butas an humble suppliant.
              The Count's Millions
              13
              Here then was a time for a respectful appeal, suppliant and generous.
              The Man Who Laughs: A Romance of English History
              14
              Mouth sagging open, eyes glaring, the tyrant slowly raised his arms-a suppliant.
              The Metal Monster
              15
              Speak, Simon, speak, said Deodati, in suppliant tones, and trembling from anxiety.
              The Amulet
              16
              Have mercy upon me, O king, for I declare myself your suppliant.
              The Odyssey / Rendered into English prose for the use of those w...
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