- present participle of urge.
urging
Example Sentences
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Cofnas’s case soon mushroomed into a test of free speech at Cambridge, with academics publicly urging Cambridge to either terminate Cofnas or keep him on at all costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
One Washington-based group, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, is urging lawmakers to commit to no new borrowing and, from there, to agree on a fiscal goal for the country.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
"Experts point out that it is possible for seismic movements and aftershocks to continue in the area," the head of the regional government, Juan Manuel Moreno, wrote on X, urging "maximum caution".
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Hicks’ rare public move urging low-polling Democratic candidates, which included every minority candidate of color in the race, to consider their viability sparked widespread controversy during the primary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
They were indeed coming, with Hymir at their rear, urging them on: all the giants of that part of the world, a many-headed monstrous bunch, the giants of the waste, misshapen and deadly.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
