Dictionary Check: urge
"urge" is a valid word!
Scrabble
5
points
Words with Friends
7
points
Definition
noun
an instinctive motive
Example:
"profound religious impulses"
noun
a strong restless desire
Example:
"why this urge to travel?"
verb
force or impel in an indicated direction
Example:
"I urged him to finish his studies"
verb
push for something
Example:
"The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"
verb
spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
Example:
"The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"
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