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urging /ˈɜːdʒɪŋ /noun [mass noun]1The action of urging someone to do something: she bought a new one at Gregory’s urging [count noun]: 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.
1.1 ( urgings) Urges: I have had maternal urgings...- 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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