Word a Day
impulse
What does impulse mean?
impulse (noun): a wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use impulse in a sentence?
- When I saw the new book, I couldn't resist the impulse to browse through it. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce impulse?
/ˈɪmpʌls/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are synonyms of impulse?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “impulse” mean?
information about current events disseminated by the media
Not quite: that's what news means.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
Not quite: that's what friend means.
a wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action
Right! That's what “impulse” means.
the aggregate of past events, both unrecorded and recorded
Not quite: that's what history means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “impulse”?
city
Not quite: city means something else.
urge
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team
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name
Not quite: name means something else.
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