- present participle of supplicate.
supplicating
Example Sentences
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But this year, the vibe once again seems to have shifted—this time, away from supplicating the reelected president.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
The windows do away with the plaintive or supplicating figures more common to Christian stained glass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
From noon to midnight, it is alive with the buzz of crowded restaurants, supplicating panhandlers, weaving motorcycles, and pushy vendors.
From The Verge ● Aug. 11, 2022
Her pattern of withholding attention kindled an anxious, supplicating affection in her daughter, and a lifelong taste, Sontag wrote in her diary, for “weak, unhappy, confused, charming women.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 17, 2019
When Mariam had seen her, Fariba said, she had asked in a high, supplicating voice, It’s normal, isn’t it ?
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
