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urging
Meaning of
urging
in English:
urging
Pronunciation
/ˈəːdʒɪŋ/
noun
mass noun
1
The action of urging someone to do something.
‘she bought a new one at Gregory's urging’
More example sentences
‘the urgings of the crowd made him look around’
‘On his urging, she had included a small stock of black undergarments.’
‘It is less certain, however, that his urging of greater distinctiveness upon fellow believers is the best way forward.’
‘At his urging, I donned protective clothing and headed off in search of this tragic new affliction.’
‘He lined up with young players and, at their urging, signed the shirts on their backs.’
‘I get the literal meaning, but I have this urging that there is a deeper, more significant, thing to be comprehended.’
‘At my urging, he set up a meeting over dinner at a Taiwanese restaurant in Shinjuku.’
‘In this limited context I disagree with your urging to stop ineffective treatments.’
‘At his urging, the league suspended name callers for a month, with little effect.’
‘She refused my urging to go to the emergency room and assured me that she would make an appointment to see her doctor post-haste.’
‘I turned back to him at his urging, losing myself in the subtle madness of the whole situation.’
‘Yet Stephanie was able to ignore their urging for a breakup and they have been dating for two more years since that first incident.’
‘He denied the existence of any hearing problem and appeared at the audiology clinic only at the repeated urging of his wife.’
‘In his urging, he resists the dehumanizing notion that the court must not pay attention to human reality but only to the law.’
‘The father lived in various places with different people until he obtained his present residence after much urging by the society.’
‘At the fierce urging of his wife, he simply recognizes that his idyllic life and the safety of his family demands that he act.’
‘You know I sent Dylan home at your urging because I thought he would put this whole operation in jeopardy.’
‘She refused to tell me anything at first but as time passed, and with the continuous urging, she finally did open up to me.’
‘They continued talking, and she continued drinking, no doubt at his urging, until her cup was empty.’
‘I had been with the boy on and off for 3 years, breaking up twice at my urging.’
‘When they pleaded more, I just ignored their pitiful urging and went on my way.’
Synonyms
demand
, demands, call, calls, urging, insistence
1.1
urgings
Urges.
‘I have had maternal urgings’
More example sentences
‘He was not yet old enough to understand that urgings of desire and love could overshadow such concerns.’
‘But beneath the surface, he was raging with hormonal desires and bursting with unadulterated animal urgings.’
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