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单词 importuning
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importuningn.

Brit. /ˌɪmpəˈtjuːnɪŋ/, /ˌɪmpəˈtʃuːnɪŋ/, /ˌɪmpɔːˈtjuːnɪŋ/, /ˌɪmpɔːˈtʃuːnɪŋ/, /ɪmˈpɔːtj(ə)nɪŋ/, /ɪmˈpɔːtʃ(ə)nɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌɪmpərˈt(j)unɪŋ/, /ˌɪmpɔrˈt(j)unɪŋ/, /ᵻmˈpɔrtʃənɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: importune v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < importune v. + -ing suffix1.
The action or an act of importune v.
1. The action or an act of persistently or pressingly asking questions or making requests; begging, beseeching, urgent solicitation. Cf. importune v. 1, 2, 3.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > speech > request > [noun] > earnest request or entreaty > beseeching or importuning
beseechinga1350
suit1372
beggingc1380
pursuita1393
supplicationa1393
cravingc1430
entreating1525
solicitation1533
entreatance1548
precation1548
suiting1560
soliciting1570
imploration1575
importuning1582
implore1590
suing1591
treating1595
exoration1610
implorement1611
imploring1611
suppliance?1611
importunement1665
solicitancy1665
beseechmenta1680
instancing1736
suppliancy1812
beg1814
clamouring1884
opportuning1972
1582 G. Whetstone Heptameron Ciuill Disc. vii. sig. X.viv I will beare the blame of this dayes importuning of you.
1629 J. Mabbe tr. C. de Fonseca Deuout Contempl. v. 92 Your Flie amongst the Ægyptians was a symbole of importuning.
1660 J. Gauden Μεγαλεια Θεου 40 His many forewarnings, importunings, and beseechings of men to flye from the wrath to come.
1716 W. Reading Hist. Jesus Christ ii. xvii. 246 He shou'd find..but little importuning of God with unwearied Cries and Supplications.
1770 Whisperer 12 May 6 If it should not please his Majesty to listen to the importuning of his people.
1830 Minutes Gen. Assembly Presbyterian Church U.S.A. 7 42 O! if there was more importuning of God in the prayer of faith, [etc.].
1890 Athenæum 23 Aug. 254/2 The result of three years' constant importuning.
1941 Gen. Mag. & Hist. Chron. (Univ. Pa. Alumni Soc.) Jan. 147 Mr. Sartain recalled the earlier circumstances surrounding his purchase of it [sc. a camera] after frequent importunings.
1974 R. A. Caro Power Broker iii. ix. 152 The North Shore stood impregnable against the importunings of the masses.
2005 L. L. Gould Most Exclusive Club ii. 17 The senators were accustomed to a leisurely pace of lawmaking without incessant importuning from the White House.
2. The action or an act of approaching a person for the purpose of arranging a sexual encounter, esp. by offering one's services as a prostitute. Cf. importune v. 7.
ΘΚΠ
society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > prostitution > [noun] > soliciting
solicitationa1616
importuning1872
1872 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 6 Feb. Common women..may be sent to prison for periods varying from three to twelve months for importuning.
1902 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 10 May 1169/2 The great bulk of the women who came under the Inebriate Act were paupers, and..about half of them had been convicted of importuning.
1958 Times 17 Dec. 11/4 The bill ignores the graver offence of importuning. This is mainly an activity of men.
1972 Life 1 Sept. 52/2 The endless importunings from ladies of every ilk.
2008 R. Fitzwalter Dream that Died iii. 32 A well-known actor had been arrested for importuning in Deansgate.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

importuningadj.

Brit. /ˌɪmpəˈtjuːnɪŋ/, /ˌɪmpəˈtʃuːnɪŋ/, /ˌɪmpɔːˈtjuːnɪŋ/, /ˌɪmpɔːˈtʃuːnɪŋ/, /ɪmˈpɔːtj(ə)nɪŋ/, /ɪmˈpɔːtʃ(ə)nɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌɪmpərˈt(j)unɪŋ/, /ˌɪmpɔrˈt(j)unɪŋ/, /ᵻmˈpɔrtʃənɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: importune v., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < importune v. + -ing suffix2.
That importunes (in various senses of importune v.).
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > speech > request > [adjective] > importunate
onwileOE
importune?1406
instant1477
importunate1529
urgent1548
important1591
importuning1599
instancing1606
clamorous1621
precarious1655
craving1668
clamanta1687
society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > prostitution > [adjective] > soliciting
soliciting1815
importuning1969
1599 J. Minsheu Percyvall's Dict. Spanish & Eng. Fastidióso, one giuen to loathing, disdainfull, scornefull, abhorring much. Also troublesome, importuning, tedious, irkesome.
1660 J. Milton Readie Way Free Commonw. 3 Our once importuning praiers against the tyrannie which we then groand under.
1720 J. Gay Dione i. i, in Poems II. 434 No Cleanthes interrupt my woe With importuning love.
1765 Lloyd's Evening Post 1 July 7/3 His nobler wit becomes the tool Of every importuning fool.
1824 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. II. xvi. 447 In the evening Mollémmi annoyed me by his importuning manners, begging for a number of things.
1897 H. D. Field & R. M. Field Muses up to Date 22 I wait for the call of an importuning voice, but I listen in vain.
1969 Daily Tel. 10 Jan. (Colour Suppl.) 7 Advertisements from importuning homosexuals.
1997 C. Ozick Puttermesser Papers (1998) 65 It crowded her forebrain with its importuning force.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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