1. asking someone earnestly or desperately to do something
Usage: present participle of ‘entreat’

1. showing earnest or desperate appeal

Examples

• She was entreating her parents to let her go to the concert.
• The defendant’s entreating voice filled the courtroom.
• He kept entreating his boss for a second chance.
• Her entreating eyes made it hard to say no.
• The children were entreating their teacher for extra recess time.
• With an entreating gesture, he asked for forgiveness.
• She spent hours entreating the committee to reconsider their decision.