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1. Anything that inspires, motivates or drives you to do something
   "the ceaseless urging got on his nerves";
   - goad, goading, prod, prodding, spur, spurring
    
2. The act of earnestly supporting or encouraging
    
3. Insistent solicitation and entreaty
   - importunity, urgency

1. Force or impel in an indicated direction
   "I urged him to finish his studies";
   - urge on, press, exhort
    
2. Push for something
   "The travel agent urged strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day";
   - recommend, advocate, encourage
    
3. Spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
   "The crowd urged on the demonstrating strikers";
   - cheer, root on, inspire, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up

Derived forms: urgings

Type of: advise, advocacy, counsel, encourage, encouragement, propose, protagonism, rede [archaic], solicitation, suggest

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