beschwörend
Translation
imploring, beseeching, pleading, conjuring
Examples
Mit beschwörender Stimme bat er um Ruhe.
With an imploring voice, he asked for quiet.
Sie sah ihn beschwörend an.
She looked at him imploringly.
Grammar Patterns
as an attributive adjective: ((an imploring gesture)) He made an imploring gesture with his hand.
as an adverb: ((to look at sb. imploringly)) She looked at him imploringly not to go.
Similar Words
Synonyms: flehend (pleading), bittend (asking), eindringlich (insistent); Antonyms: befehlend (commanding), fordernd (demanding)
Etymology
Present participle of the verb 'beschwören' (to implore, to conjure). It comes from 'be-' + 'schwören' (to swear). The idea is of swearing an oath to convince someone or make something happen.
Memory Tips
Imagine someone 'swearing' (schwören) an oath to convince you, using an intense, 'beschwörend' tone.