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Definition of imploration :
The act of imploring; earnest supplication.
Synonyms:
entreaty, ask, plea, prayer, supplication, appeal
Usage examples:
- He said all this as if the matter were settled; and with the sensation of being driven still more strongly upon her, she raised her eyes to his with a yielding expression in them, with that touch of imploration which lurks in a woman's eyes and about the corners of her lips when for the first time she surrenders her will to a man. - "At Love's Cost", Charles Garvice.
- The expression of supplication must have remained unchanged, for she responded to their imploration by a long kiss which closed them, then came down to his lips, drinking their dolorous emotion. - "LÃ -bas", J. K. Huysmans.