soliciting

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noun

The act of one who solicits.

Less commonScrabble 13

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verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of solicit
nounsoliciting (plural solicitings)

plural solicitings

  1. The act of one who solicits.

    His wife added no timid solicitings to the advice of his well-wishers; for she saw he considered it his duty to remain, and be a sort of rallying point to the humble supporters of quiet and good order[…]

    1848, “A house and its three tenants”, in The Dublin University Magazine, volume 32, page 162

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