Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

importuning

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: im-por-tun-ing
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act by which somebody is importuned; pleading harassment.

verb

present participle and gerund of importune

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

importunings (plural)

Questions

What does importuning mean?: The act by which somebody is importuned; pleading harassment.

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