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Im·plore v. t. [imp. & p. p. Implored p. pr. & vb. n. Imploring.] To call upon, or for, in supplication; to beseech; to pray to, or for, earnestly; to petition with urgency; to entreat; to beg; -- followed directly by the word expressing the thing sought, or the person from whom it is sought.
Imploring all the gods that reign above. --Pope.
I kneel, and then implore her blessing. --Shak.
Syn: -- To beseech; supplicate; crave; entreat; beg; solicit; petition; prey; request; adjure. See Beseech.
Im·plor·ing, a. That implores; beseeching; entreating. -- Im*plor*ing*ly, adv.
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imploring
adj : expressing earnest entreaty; "the appealing and frightened
look worn by an injured dog"; "she holds out her hand
for money, importunate, insistent"; "a pleading note in
her voice" [syn: appealing, importunate, pleading]