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
This is the present participle of 'beschwören' (to implore, conjure), which is formed from 'be-' and 'schwören' (to swear). It carries the intensity of swearing an oath.
Memory Tips
Picture someone 'swearing' (schwören) that what they say is true, giving their words an imploring, 'beschwörend' quality.