importuning

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noun

The act by which somebody is importuned; pleading harassment.

Scrabble 16
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Meanings

nounimportuning (plural importunings)

plural importunings

  1. The act by which somebody is importuned; pleading harassment.

    She should never have married him, never have yielded to his importunings, never have weakened in her determination to provide for herself and her son.

    2001, Dana Stabenow, The Singing of the Dead, →ISBN, page 185
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of importune

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

unimporting
Cite this entry
APA

importuning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/importuning

MLA

“importuning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/importuning. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “importuning,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/importuning.

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