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Word entry · 7 letters

impulse

Best crossword clue

"Quick urge"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈɪmpʌls/Part of speech nounSorted eilmpsuStarts with IEnds with E2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the act of applying force suddenly

Word origin

Borrowed from Middle French impulser, from Latin impulsus.

Used in a sentence

  • c. 1715-1716, Samuel Clarke, letter to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz All spontaneous animal motion is performed by mechanical impulse.
  • The impulse to learn drove me to study night and day.
  • When I saw the new book, I couldn't resist the impulse to browse through it.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Quick urge7 letters
02Sudden urge7 letters

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