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praying mantis

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpreɪɪŋ ˈmæntɪs/

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pray
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Sense: Verb: say a prayer
Synonyms:
say a prayer, say your prayers, offer a prayer, offer up a prayer, pray to God, say the Lord's Prayer, recite the Paternoster, say the Hail Mary, recite the rosary, tell your beads
Sense: Verb: ask
Synonyms:
ask Collocations, ask for, beg Collocations, beg for, entreat, beseech, implore, appeal to, call on, petition, plead, plead to, plead for, supplicate, request Collocations, solicit Collocations, adjure, importune, get down on your knees and pray


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