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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Urge \Urge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Urged; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Urging.] [L. urgere; akin to E. wreak. See Wreak, v. t.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Through the thick deserts headlong urged his flight.
                                                    --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives,
        arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              My brother never
              Did urge me in his act; I did inquire it. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To provoke; to exasperate. [R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Urge not my father's anger.           --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To press hard upon; to follow closely
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Heir urges heir, like wave impelling wave. --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To present in an urgent manner; to press upon attention;
        to insist upon; as, to urge an argument; to urge the
        necessity of a case.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent
        measures with; as, to urge an ore with intense heat.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To animate; incite; impel; instigate; stimulate;
          encourage.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Urge \Urge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Urged; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Urging.] [L. urgere; akin to E. wreak. See Wreak, v. t.]
     1. To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
  
              Through the thick deserts headlong urged his flight.
                                                    --Pope.
  
     2. To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives,
        arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
  
              My brother never Did urge me in his act; I did
              inquire it.                           --Shak.
  
     3. To provoke; to exasperate. [R.]
  
              Urge not my father's anger.           --Shak.
  
     4. To press hard upon; to follow closely
  
              Heir urges heir, like wave impelling wave. --Pope.
  
     5. To present in an urgent manner; to press upon attention;
        to insist upon; as, to urge an argument; to urge the
        necessity of a case.
  
     6. To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent
        measures with; as, to urge an ore with intense heat.
  
     Syn: To animate; incite; impel; instigate; stimulate;
          encourage.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  urging
       n 1: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something;
            "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" [syn: goad,
             goading, prod, prodding, spur, spurring]
       2: the act of earnestly supporting or encouraging
       3: insistent solicitation and entreaty; "his importunity left
          me no alternative but to agree" [syn: importunity, urgency]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  urging
     vb.
     (present participle of en urge nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  urging
     vb.
     (present participle of en urge nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  urging
     vb.
     (present participle of en urge nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  urging
     vb.
     (present participle of en urge nocat=1)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  urging
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en urge ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb urge)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Urging /ˈɜːdʒɪŋ/
  إلحاح

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  urging /ˈɜːdʒɪŋ/ 
  nutící

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  urging /ˈɜːdʒɪŋ/ 
  naléhání

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  urging /ˈɜːdʒɪŋ/ 
  urgování

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  urging /ˈɜːdʒɪŋ/
  Andringen 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  urging /ˈɜːdʒɪŋ/
  andringend
     Synonyms: pushing forward, pressing towards
  
   see: push forward, press towards, urge, pushed forward, pressed towards, urged
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  urging /ˈɜːdʒɪŋ/
  appellierend, aufrufend
     Synonym: calling on
  
   see: call on/upon sb. to do sth., urge sb. to do sth., called on, urged, feel called upon to do sth., Businesses are called upon to hire more staff., I feel called upon to warn you that …, I was hoping the teacher wouldn't call on me, because I didn't know the answer., I now call upon the chairman to address the meeting.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  urging /ˈɜːdʒɪŋ/
  drängend, dringend bittend
   see: urge sb. to do sth., urged, urges, urged
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  urging /ˈɜːdʒɪŋ/
  auf drängend, dringend
        "The opposition is urging a ban on the chemical."  - Die Opposition drängt auf ein Verbot der Chemikalie.
   see: urge sth., urged, urge payment
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  urging /ˈɜːdʒɪŋ/
  ermahnen, auffordernd
     Synonym: exhorting
  
   see: urge sb., exhort sb. to do sth., urged, exhorted
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  urging /ˈɜːdʒɪŋ/
  mahnend, dringend auffordernd
   see: urge, urged
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  urging /ˈɜːdʒɪŋ/
  mahnend, dringend empfehlend
   see: urge sth. on sb., urged, urge self-discipline on sb.
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  urging /ˈɜːdʒɪŋ/
  
  προτροπή

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɝdʒɪŋ/


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