Urging

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  • v. Present participle of urge.
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  • n. insistent solicitation and entreaty
  • n. a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
  • n. the act of earnestly supporting or encouraging
  • Antonym
    restrain   
    Verb Form
    urged    urges    urging   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    desire    propose    advise    suggest   
    Cross Reference
    encourage    drive    exhort    hasten    prosecute    surge   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    press    push    drive    impel    provoke    exasperate    insist    persist    hound    spur   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    converge    dirge    diverge    emerge    merge    purge    reemerge    scourge    serge    splurge   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    impulse    crave    compulsion    hunger    yearn    inclination    temptation    attraction    anxiety    regret