demanding
/dəˈmændɪŋ/ noun C2- The act of making a demand.
Plural demandings
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“Sir,” replied he, “if you came to me with the idea of demanding satisfaction, you should have gone at once to the point, and not have entertained me with the idle conversation to which I have been patiently listening for the last half hour.
Morrel in demanding justice for crime; my blood boils at the idea of having encouraged a murderer by my cowardly concession.”
“I wish to know if, in demanding my signature, you leave me entirely free in my person?”
I want a letter that will enable me to reach the king’s presence without all the formalities of demanding an audience; that would occasion a loss of precious time.”
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