Petitioning
[pi'tiʃənɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Petition
(n.) The act of presenting apetition; a supplication.
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Examples
- They are generally obliged, therefore, to content themselves with petitioning for certain encouragements to exportation. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Now, too, she was not always petitioning to drink. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Mr. Hartright is petitioning for some more music, and he wants it, this time, of the lightest and liveliest kind. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
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