English dictionary

urging

verb

Pronunciation

/ˈɜːd͡ʒɪŋ/ /ˈɝd͡ʒɪŋ/

Audio pronunciation

Parts of speech

Definitions

verb

  1. To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
  2. To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
  3. To provoke; to exasperate.
  4. To press hard upon; to follow closely.
  5. To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.
  6. To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with.
  7. To press onward or forward.
  8. 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

Synonyms

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