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- Dictionaryurging/ˈəːdʒɪŋ/
noun
- 1. the action of urging someone to do something: "she bought a new one at Gregory's urging"
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URGING definition: 1. the act of strongly advising or encouraging someone to do a particular thing: 2. the act of…. Learn more.
: to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly. his conviction was upheld on a theory never urged at his … trial Leon Friedman. 2. : to undertake the accomplishment of with energy, swiftness, or enthusiasm. urge the attack. 3. a. : solicit, entreat. urged him to keep trying. b. : to serve as a motive or reason for.
URGING meaning: 1. the act of strongly advising or encouraging someone to do a particular thing: 2. the act of…. Learn more.
To present a forceful argument, claim, or case. n. 1. The act of urging. 2. a. An impulse that prompts action or effort: suppressed an urge to laugh. b. An involuntary tendency to perform a given activity; an instinct: "There is a human urge to clarify, rationalize, justify" (Leonard Bernstein).
to strongly advise or try to persuade someone to do a particular thing: [ + to infinitive ] Lawyers will urge the parents to take further legal action. [ + that ] Investigators urged that safety procedures at the site should be improved. Police urged continued vigilance in the fight against crime.
active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something. noun. 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.
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.
