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[ noun ] a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
Examples "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" Used in print (Harry Olesker, Impact....)But Blanche had been able to maintain a serene and assured composure in the face of her widowed mother 's continued carping , had been able to resist her urgings to date anyone who offered the slightest possibility of matrimony . |
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[ noun ] the act of earnestly supporting or encouraging
Used in print (Edward Jablonski, Harold Arlen Happy with the Blues....)When the family business failed , Mercer left school and on his mother 's urging - for she hoped that he would become an actor - he joined a local little theater group . |
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[ noun ] insistent solicitation and entreaty
Synonyms Examples "his importunity left me no alternative but to agree" Related terms |
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