powerful urge

Frequency: 8.619.3 per million words

Used to describe a very strong and urgent feeling.

urgeADJECTIVE + urge

Categories:

powerful

Examples (10)

  • I suddenly felt a powerful urge to scream out loud.
  • A mother often has a powerful urge to protect her children.
  • He successfully fought the powerful urge to run away from the danger.
  • During the serious meeting, I had a powerful urge to laugh.
  • After years abroad, he felt a powerful urge to return to his homeland.
  • She resisted the powerful urge to call him late at night.
  • The powerful urge to sleep overtook him after the long journey.
  • As guilt grew, he experienced a powerful urge to confess everything.
  • Upon graduating, a powerful urge to travel the world seized her.
  • Even on a diet, I sometimes get a powerful urge to eat sugary snacks.