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  2. URGING definition: 1. the act of strongly advising or encouraging someone to do a particular thing: 2. the act of…. Learn more.

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  3. a. : solicit, entreat. urged him to keep trying. b. : to serve as a motive or reason for. urged by a sense of duty. 4. : to force or impel in an indicated direction or into motion or greater speed. the dog urged the sheep toward the gate. 5. : stimulate, provoke.

  4. Synonyms for URGING: persuading, exhortation, coaxing, entreaty, convincing, inducement, wheedling, prompting; Antonyms of URGING: discouraging, deterring, checking, dissuading, restraining, curbing, inhibiting, constraining.

  5. 1. To force or drive forward or onward; impel. 2. To entreat earnestly and often repeatedly; exhort. 3. To advocate earnestly the doing, consideration, or approval of; press for: urge passage of the bill; a speech urging moderation. 4. To stimulate; excite: "It urged him to an intensity like madness" (D.H. Lawrence). 5.

  6. a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something. synonyms: goad, goading, prod, prodding, spur, spurring. see more. see less. type of: encouragement. the expression of approval and support. noun. insistent solicitation and entreaty.

  7. to recommend something strongly. urge something The situation is dangerous and the UN is urging caution. EU foreign ministers urged an independent inquiry into allegations of human rights violations. urge something on/upon somebody The prime minister is urging restraint on Washington.

  8. urge somebody/something + adv./prep. (formal) to make a person or an animal move more quickly and/or in a particular direction, especially by pushing or forcing them He urged his horse forward. Phrasal Verbs urge on. See urge in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: urge.

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