I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ desperate , great , incredible , intense , irresistible , overpowering , overwhelming , powerful , strong , uncontrollable
▪ strange
▪ violent
▪ sudden
▪
I felt a sudden ~ to smash the teapot against the wall.
▪ instinctive , natural
▪
an instinctive ~ to tap your feet to the beat of the music
▪ primal , primeval , primitive
▪
the primal ~ to reproduce
▪ human
▪
the human ~ to control the environment
▪ biological , creative , sexual
VERB + URGE
▪ experience , feel , get , have
▪ avoid , bite back ( esp. AmE ), control , fight , fight back , hold back , repress , resist , restrain , stifle , suppress
▪
She resisted the ~ to kiss him.
▪
I suppressed a strong ~ to yawn.
▪ overcome
▪
He overcame his ~ to run from the room.
▪ ignore
▪ satisfy
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
Leaving him off the guest list satisfied her ~ for revenge.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ strongly
▪ gently
▪ constantly , repeatedly
▪
He has repeatedly ~d the government to do something about this.
▪ publicly
▪ quietly , silently
Urge is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ petition , ↑ report , ↑ resolution
Urge is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ adoption , ↑ boycott , ↑ cabinet , ↑ caution , ↑ court , ↑ creation , ↑ horse , ↑ minister , ↑ restraint , ↑ supporter , ↑ voter