Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
beseeching, pleading, imploring
(adjective) begging
Source: WordNet® 3.1
imploring
present participle of implore
imploring (plural implorings)
The act of one who implores; imploration.
Source: Wiktionary
Im*plor"ing, a.
Definition: That implores; beseeching; entreating.
– Im*plor"ing*ly, adv.
Im*plore", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Implored; p. pr. & vb. n. Imploring.] Etym: [L. implorare; pref. im- in + plorare to cry aloud. See Deplore.]
Definition: To call upon, or for, in supplication; to beseech; to prey to, or for, earnestly; to petition with urency; 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*plore", v. i.
Definition: To entreat; to beg; to prey.
Im*plore", n.
Definition: Imploration. [Obs.] Spencer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 February 2025
(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”
Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.