Urging

//ˈɝd͡ʒɪŋ// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    the act of earnestly supporting or encouraging wordnet
  2. 2
    insistent solicitation and entreaty wordnet
  3. 3
    a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of urge form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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blandishmentdunningencouragementgoadgoadgoading

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"Rejecting the urging of his physician father to study medicine, Hawking chose instead to concentrate on mathematics and physics."

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