noun The act of making an urgent request or a legal argument.
- No amount of pleading from the kids could make their dad turn the car around.
- The lawyer's pleading before the judge lasted nearly an hour and moved several people.
- His pleading finally convinced her to stay.
noun Law: a formal written document filed in a lawsuit.
- The defendant's pleading denied every claim made in the original complaint.
- After reading the pleading carefully, the judge asked both sides to meet again next week.
- The lawyer filed the pleading with the court before the deadline.
adj Expressing an urgent or emotional request.
- The puppy sat by the table with big, pleading eyes while we ate dinner.
- He sent a pleading text message asking his friend to forgive him.
- She gave him a pleading look, hoping he'd change his mind.
