This is the 16434th most frequent Korean word.
빌며
"빌며" means "while begging" or "while praying for something."
The word '빌며' is used here as 'pleading,' indicating the action of requesting earnestly or asking for forgiveness as an ongoing action connected to another activity (bowing heads).
그는 용서를 빌며 고개를 숙였다.
He bowed his head while pleading for forgiveness.
In this sentence, '빌며' expresses a state of pleading (for help) happening concurrently with sobbing to show the urgency and distress.
아이는 도움을 빌며 울먹이고 있었다.
The child was sobbing while begging for help.
'빌며' here conveys a sense of admitting or stating in a continuous action connected to an emotional response (despair).