Appealing and Begging

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Appealing adjective - Having an often mysterious or magical power to attract.

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Begging and appealing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Begging" instead an adjective "Appealing".

Nearby Words: appeal, appealed, appealable

Begging noun - A solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person).

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Appealing and begging are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appealing" instead an adjective "Begging".

Nearby Words: beggar, begged, beggary

Alas, Poor Villain: HAL basically goes out begging for mercy and appealing to Dave's friendship while he is slowly lobotomized.

Source: Film / 2001: A Space Odyssey
At one point, Harry gets Marcone to stay in a dangerous situation by appealing to his better nature, calling him 'John' and actually begging.

Source: Foe Yay / Literature

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