Published Apr 27, 2021
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im·plore /ɪmˈplɔː $ -ɔːr/ verb [intransitive and transitive] formal
to ask for something in an emotional way
‘Don’t go,’ I implored her.
implore somebody to do something - She implored the soldiers to save her child.
dis·traught /dɪˈstrɔːt $ -ˈstrɒːt/ adjective
so upset and worried that you cannot think clearly
bough /baʊ/ noun [countable] literary
a main branch on a tree
thick·et /ˈθɪkət, ˈθɪkɪt/noun [countable]
a group of bushes and small trees
ee·rie /ˈɪəri $ ˈɪri/ adjective
strange and frightening
the eerie sound of an owl hooting at night
eerily adverb