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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
1I2M3P4U5L6S7E

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.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Quick urge7 letters
02Sudden urge7 letters

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