urge noun

ADJ. great, irresistible, overwhelming, powerful, strong, terrible, uncontrollable, violent, wild | sudden I felt a sudden urge to smash the teapot against the wall. | instinctive, natural an instinctive urge to tap your feet to the beat of the music | primal, primeval, primitive the primal urge to reproduce | biological, creative, sexual

VERB + URGE feel, get, have | control, fight (back), resist, suppress She resisted the urge to kiss him. I suppressed a strong urge to yawn. | overcome He overcame his urge to run from the room. | satisfy

PREP. ~ for Leaving him off the guest list satisfied her urge for revenge.

urge verb

ADV. strongly | constantly, repeatedly He has repeatedly urged the government to do something about this. | publicly | quietly | unsuccessfully

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