Urge

Word URGE
Character 4
Hyphenation urge
Pronunciations /ɜːd͡ʒ/

Definitions and meanings of "Urge"

What do we mean by urge?

To force or drive forward or onward; impel. intransitive verb

To entreat earnestly and often repeatedly; exhort. intransitive verb

To advocate earnestly the doing, consideration, or approval of; press for. intransitive verb

To stimulate; excite. intransitive verb

To move or impel to action, effort, or speed; spur. intransitive verb

To exert an impelling force; push vigorously. intransitive verb

To present a forceful argument, claim, or case. intransitive verb

The act of urging. noun

An impulse that prompts action or effort. noun

An involuntary tendency to perform a given activity; an instinct. noun

The act of urging; impulse. noun

To press; impel; force onward.

To hasten laboriously; quicken with effort.

To press the mind or will of; serve as a motive or impelling cause; impel; constrain; spur.

To press or ply hard with arguments, entreaties, or the like; request with earnestness; importune; solicit earnestly.

To press upon attention; present in an earnest manner; press by way of argument or in opposition; insist on; allege in extenuation, justification, or defense: as, to urge an argument; to urge the necessity of a case.

To ply hard in a contest or an argument; attack briskly.

To provoke; incite; exasperate.

To press on or forward.

A strong desire; an itch to do something.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Urge

The word "urge" in example sentences

I won't, because I can no longer abide physicians, but the urge is there. ❋ Readingthedark (2010)

Most of the time the urge is to be alone in a room, so that is why I write. ❋ Unknown (2006)

In well managed private business which must pay dividends, the urge is always to keep personnel at a minimum. ❋ Unknown (1933)

* Sean Smith, Utah, 6-4, 214: The usual NFL urge is to automatically move a player of this height to safety, where his size and aggressive play would certainly be an asset. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The shooting led Texas public safety officials to again urge boaters to stay on the U.S. side of the 60-mile lake, five months after issuing its initial advisory following three pirate attacks. ❋ AP (2010)

\ When I walk to my deer stand, and the urge is over wheming, I let it fly, after I scrape the ground with my boots. ❋ Unknown (2009)

What I have tried to urge is that poetry will not truly be contemporary, or truly poetry, if it deals merely with the immediately perceived contemporary world as if it existed by itself and were isolated from all that preceded it ❋ Unknown (2010)

Dean has to kill evil, because the urge is in his blood. ❋ Karenmiller (2009)

What we would urge is that both governments be very, very, clear that citizens are not going to be stripped of their rights and they will not be subjected to intimidation and attacked in any form of physical violence, Henry said. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I have no ida why this urge is dormant when he's here, and wakes up immediately as soon as he leaves. ❋ Ceciliatan (2008)

"We again urge our government to use its influence to bring the necessary parties to the table to address how both Israelis and Palestinians can live in recognized and secure nations," he said. ❋ Unknown (2008)

We again urge our government to use its influence to bring the necessary parties to the table to address how both Israelis and Palestinians can live in recognized and secure nations. ❋ Unknown (2008)

When members of Bush Admin urge talks with Iran its right. .when Obama urges talks its wrong? ❋ Unknown (2008)

From there the urge is to try to explain to myself why I consider these works superior to others … to define previously undefined reasons for preferences … the best way to do this I have found is through writing, and exchange with others … through logical argument … through the defense of taste. ❋ Unknown (2008)

If you are worried about your job (or lack thereof), your nagging spouse, your kid doing drugs, etc. and your urge is to reach for something, anything to assuage that pain. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Nearly alone among animals, we can delay our gratification and choose not to give into a strong, short-term urge. ❋ Michael F. Roizen (2008)

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