Plead (3)
'plead' is the definition.
(begging is a kind of pleading)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for beg that I've seen before include "Implore, solicit" , "Ask for money, scrounge" , "Solicit charity" , "Plead in desperation" , "Ask humbly" .)
'plead' is the definition.
(imploring is a kind of pleading)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for implore that I've seen before include "Beg earnestly, beseech" , "press" , "Beg desperately" , "Ask earnestly" , "More lip (anag)" .)
'plead' is the definition.
(entreating is a kind of pleading)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for entreat that I've seen before include "Ask (someone) anxiously" , "petition" , "Will's pass" , "Request earnestly" , "Beg earnestly, beseech" .)
'plead' is the definition.
(beseeching is a kind of pleading)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for beseech that I've seen before include "pray" , "Fervently ask (someone) for something" , "Beg earnestly, plead" , "Entreat, implore" , "Sue" .)
'plead' is the definition.
(praying is a kind of pleading)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for pray that I've seen before include "Call upon in supplication" , "Devoutly hope" , "Invoke" , "Wish earnestly (for a particular outcome)" , "Address a deity" .)