urge
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3.2
- noun
- /ɜrdʒ/
- All of her strength was suddenly devoted to restraining the urge to leap at the woman.
- resist the urge
- a strong urge
- feel an urge
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Watch on YouTubeI'm not feeling the urge to be pregnant.
- I'm not feeling the urge to be pregnant.
- The second mistake is the urge to pile on.
- And then I felt the urge to slap her back and I did.
- So does the urge to gain wealth and power.
- Like when I get an urge, it's more of an annoyance for me.
- I need to focus, so I resist the urge to build this from aluminium boxes.
- So it's very analogous to feeling the urge to sneeze, right?
- So it's good for me because my urge is to eat all the time.
- Well, I had an unfortunate experience that ended all my sex urges and all my sex thoughts.
- I understand floods and earthquakes and the urge to step on ants.
- So I would say tolerating our urge to consume.
- If I didn't have the urge to buy steak tonight.
- And I can feel the urge, but you're holding it down.
Examples
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You will have a strong urge to kiss the person next to you.
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And in the end, quite often the urge is stronger than they are.
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So does the urge to gain wealth and power.
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But every so often he gets this crazy urge.
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Nevertheless, there is still a strong urge to ask why the universe suddenly appeared from nothing.
Academic text (1992) -
We should recognize human beings have an urge to change their consciousness.
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The job of the writer is to harness this natural, human urge and make it work in his favor.
Academic text (2008) -
I felt the magnetic power of the desert: an irresistible urge to sleep took hold of me.
Fiction book (1991) -
You may feel a strong urge to travel after reading about new places.
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She experienced an overwhelming urge to help those in need during the charity event.
Synonyms
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1.6
A strong wish to have or experience something
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3.8
A strong wish to do something, often something you should not do
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3.4
A strong desire or energy to do something
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3.6
A sudden strong want to do something without thinking
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4.2
A natural tendency to want or choose something
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6.7
A strong urge to do something that is hard to control
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4.2
A strong desire to do or have something
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7.9
A sudden strong desire to do something you cannot control
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Etymology
Urge: The noun comes from the same Latin word urgere 'to push', so an 'urge' is like an inner push or impulse to act, which is why it means a strong desire to do something.