noun
definition
A strong desire; an itch to do something.
verb
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To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
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To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
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To provoke; to exasperate.
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To press hard upon; to follow closely.
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To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.
example
to urge an argument; to urge the necessity of a case
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To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with.
example
to urge an ore with intense heat
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To press onward or forward.
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To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.
Examples of urge in a Sentence
She fought back the urge to run.
Suppressing the urge to laugh wasn't easy, but she managed it.
It is never necessary to urge her to study.
Deidre had the sudden urge to go home.
The urge was beyond her control.
With every scrap of will power she possessed, she resisted the urge to help him with the buttons.
He felt the urge to destroy it, not save it.
It's probably the strongest urge you'll ever experience.
Jule met her gaze calmly, and she resisted the urge to run.
The urge to hide forever made her feel sick.
She had a wild urge to throw her arms around his neck and kiss the worry from his face.
He winced and she resisted the urge to let up on it.
Damian felt the unusual urge to look in on her again, to feel her soft skin against him once more and make sure she was safe.
She had the sudden urge to assist him.
She resisted the urge to leave, instead riveting her gaze to A'Ran.
I felt such a strong urge to dress up in this, like a little girl trying to be someone she isn't—fishing in an attic trunk.
But first, I feel the urge to partake of Canadian hospitality.
Dusty resisted the urge to draw his hand cannon from the small of his back.
Darkyn would find her no matter what, but she had the urge to see trees.
She resisted the urge to move away from him, chilled by the visions of his work as Damian's executioner.
His voice was soft, and she fought the urge to reach out to him.
He felt cold as soon as he stepped away, and the urge to touch her again thrummed through his body.
She turned and padded back to the portal to Hell, resisting the urge to run.
She fought the urge to cross to him.
I ask the reader to resist the urge to pigeonhole me until the end of the section.
Again she felt an urge to explore the hills... especially that path.
Afraid of what she'd feel, she resisted the urge to touch them.
Her hand hung over the phone a minute as she fought with the urge to call Howard.
He stayed his urge to unleash the hand cannons on them all and stood stiffly.
She stiffened, resisting an urge to tell him to remove his hand.
Despite his anger, he felt the urge to touch her, to cradle her in his arms until her distress subsided.
He resisted the urge to burn them, in case the brittle papers held more secrets he needed.
He picked it up again, resisting the urge to throw it into the blazing hearth.
Taran gazed into the inky black eyes, ignoring the urge to look as the creature slithered beneath the skin on Memon's neck.
When Sir Stephen Rice (1637-1715), chief baron of the Irish exchequer, went to London in 1688 to urge the Catholic claims on James II., the hostile populace escorted him in mock state with potatoes stuck on poles.
He felt the urge to run and the urge to take her into his arms and kiss her worries away collide within him.
Resist the urge to comment negatively on the other person.
Resist the urge to pop, squeeze or burst pustules.
Just thinking about her brings back the urge.
Bianca hugged him, and Dusty resisted the urge to pull her away and snap the vamp's neck.
He pulled the robe over her exposed body, feeling the urge to run to the gym or call Jenn for a quickie to relieve the sexual spring within him.
She felt the sudden urge to join Sunny under the bed.
She stayed the urge to curl up in her chair, jumping when a shadow with lopsided shoulders emerged from the corner dressed like an executioner in black hood and gloves.
His grip tightened around her, and she resisted the urge to push him away and flee.
His body was warm against hers, and she resisted the urge to wrap her arms around him.
He wiped the corner of her mouth, and she resisted the urge to nip his finger.
No part of his stance or piercing look was welcoming and yet, she felt the urge to cross to him.
The urge almost seemed stronger with her today than when he left her last night.
Gabriel trailed her, resisting the urge to wrap her shivering body in his arms.
Deidre fought the urge to scream again.