urging
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈɜrdʒɪŋ/
:
insistencia
- After the teacher's strong urging, the students decided to submit their essays early.
But here's a challenge to your urge to caution.
- But here's a challenge to your urge to caution.
- And she shows it to him and it's somebody else's urging.
- And the fourth is the urge to compete and that is known as Parotkarsha sahishnuta.
- Have you had times when you were craving or urging to drink?
Examples
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After two days, at the urging of his friends and employees, we called the police.
Fiction book (1997) -
At Mrs. Clasky's urging, I had invited two of my friends to her house, though I was expected at home.
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Mama had, with my urging, asked for her payment on her last visit.
Fiction book (1994) -
The program's director, at my urging, agreed to read the course description and accompanying letter.
Academic text (1991) -
On the adjacent screen, we see the young boy coming forward at the urging of his nurse.
Fiction book (2001) -
At Taylor's urging, the two of them had joined at the same time.
Fiction book (2001) -
At the urging of my genie, I have decided to seek my fortune.
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I came here at Detective Russo's urging, but before I tell you anything about myself, I want some information.
Fiction book (1996) -
The security talks between Tehran and Washington, launched at the urging of the Iraqi government in 2005, are thus very important.
Academic text (2009) -
At Verna's urging, I stopped smoking those, but she likes the smell of cigars.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
15
4.1
A short comment that encourages someone to do something
10
8.4
Strong words that urge someone to do something
10
4.1
Encouragement from someone who keeps asking you to do something
7
7.6
A serious, urgent request for help or forgiveness
3
4.4
A small push or reminder that makes someone start doing something
1
7.0
An act of trying to make someone do something by teasing or urging them again and again
1
3.8
Encouraging someone to do something by suggesting it
1
7.4
Something that urges someone to act, often by provoking or challenging them
A serious, strong request for someone to do something
Words from a coach or friend that encourage someone to try something
Antonyms
How Insistent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Urging comes from urge, which comes from the old Latin word urgere meaning 'to press' or 'push', and you can see the same root in urgent. So an urging is like a push — someone pressing you to do something or a strong feeling that pushes you to act.