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Definitions for Urging

[1] to push or force along; impel with force or vigor: to urge the cause along.
[2] to drive with incitement to speed or effort: to urge dogs on with shouts.
[3] to press, push, or hasten (the course, activities, etc.): to urge one's escape.
[4] to impel, constrain, or move to some action: urged by necessity.
[5] to endeavor to induce or persuade, as by entreaties; entreat or exhort earnestly: to urge a person to greater caution.
[6] to press (something) upon the attention: to urge a claim.
[7] to insist on, allege, or assert with earnestness: to urge the need of haste.
[8] to press by persuasion or recommendation, as for acceptance, performance, or use; recommend or advocate earnestly: to urge a plan of action.
[9] to exert a driving or impelling force; give an impulse to haste or action: Hunger urges.
[10] to make entreaties or earnest recommendations.
[11] to press arguments or allegations, as against a person, action, or cause: The senator urged against the confirmation of the appointment.
[12] an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
[13] an involuntary, natural, or instinctive impulse: the sex urge.
[14] (tr) to plead, press, or move (someone to do something) we urged him to surrender
[15] (tr; may take a clause as object) to advocate or recommend earnestly and persistently; plead or insist on to urge the need for safety
[16] (tr) to impel, drive, or hasten onwards he urged the horses on
[17] (tr) archaic , or literary to stimulate, excite, or incite
[18] a strong impulse, inner drive, or yearning

Words related to Urging

urgeinsistence, driving, begging, goad, pleading, persuasion, imploring, coaxing, beseeching

Words nearby Urging

urgeurewe, urey, urfa, urfé, urga, urge, urge incontinence, urgel, urgency, urgency incontinence, urgent

Origin of Urging

eFirst recorded in 1550–60, urge is from the Latin word urgēre to press, force, drive, urge

Other words from Urging

urg·ing·ly , adverb
o·ver·urge , verb, o·ver·urged, o·ver·urg·ing.
un·urged , adjective
un·urg·ing , adjective

Word origin for Urging

eC16: from Latin urgēre

Synonyms for Urging

insistence, begging, beseeching, coaxing, driving, goad, imploring, persuasion, pleading