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urge

/ɝd͡ʒ/noun, verb1 syllable

Urge means: spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts.

Synonyms for urge27

noun, as in an instinctive motive

impulse

noun, as in a strong restless desire

itch

verb, as in spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

cheer, root on, inspire, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up

verb, as in force or impel in an indicated direction

urge on, press, exhort

verb, as in push for something

recommend, advocate

also used for urge

hunger, yearning, ache, appetency, appetite, craving, hankering, animate, encourage, impel, stimulate, instigate, abet, actuate, goose

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What does urge mean?5

verb

1

spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts“The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers”

2

force or impel in an indicated direction“I urged him to finish his studies”

3

push for something“The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day”

noun

1

an instinctive motive“profound religious impulses”

2

a strong restless desire“why this urge to travel?”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with urge?8

one syllable

surgemergevergepurgesergescourge

two syllables

emergeconverge
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Urge in a sentence

  • I take a step back, resisting the urge to smash his head in.felidad
  • Try to resist the urge to pick your nose, darling.Amastan
  • Try to resist the urge to pick your nose, and use a tissue instead.Amastan
  • Each time they raised their voices, he felt the urge to weep.Nuel
  • I never wrote to her, despite the urge to do so.erikspen
  • From time to time, she feels an urge to write poetry._undertoad
  • When the desire for leisure is stronger than the other urges, leisure wins.Source_Benedict_1921
  • For solitude sometimes is best society, and short retirement urges sweet return.unknown

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Forms of urge

as a noun

plural
urges

as a verb

past tense
urged
present participle
urging
third-person singular
urges
past participle
urged