English dictionary
urging
verbPronunciation
/ˈɜːd͡ʒɪŋ/
/ˈɝd͡ʒɪŋ/
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
verb
- To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
- To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
- To provoke; to exasperate.
- To press hard upon; to follow closely.
- To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.
- To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with.
- To press onward or forward.
- To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.
Example sentences
to urge an argument; to urge the necessity of a case
to urge an ore with intense heat
