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What does it mean to usurp someone?
transitive verb. 1a : to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right usurp a throne. b : to take or make use of without right usurped the rights to her life story.
What does it mean to utter something?
transitive verb. 1a : to send forth as a sound utter a sigh. b : to give utterance to : pronounce, speak refused to utter his name. c : to give public expression to : express in words utter an opinion. 2 : to put (notes, currency, etc.)
What does it mean by urging?
verb. (tr) to plead, press, or move (someone to do something)we urged him to surrender. (tr; may take a clause as object) to advocate or recommend earnestly and persistently; plead or insist onto urge the need for safety. (tr) to impel, drive, or hasten onwardshe urged the horses on.
What does the term flagging mean?
If something is flagging, it’s worn out or weak. A flagging political campaign is running out of steam, losing the energy it needs to be successful. If your career is flagging, it’s languishing or fading — you might need to go back to school and start a new one.
What is usurping power?
Usurped Power — a phrase common in insurance policies since the 18th century—and still found in standard war exclusions—that refers to an organized military operation, either foreign or domestic, that seizes the powers legally conferred upon a government.
How do you use utter?
(1) To my utter amazement she agreed. (2) The ship’s interior was an utter shambles. (3) She’s an utter stranger to me. (4) I’ve never heard such utter twaddle!
What do you mean by crave?
transitive verb. 1 : to ask for earnestly : beg, demand crave a pardon for neglect. 2a : to want greatly : need craves drugs craves attention. b : to yearn for crave a vanished youth.
Is urge a feeling?
‘ An urge is a pressing want, one that is almost a compulsion, like when you’re so frustrated, you have the urge to scream. If you urge someone to do something, you feel strongly about it.
How do you use urge?
Urge sentence example
- She fought back the urge to run.
- Suppressing the urge to laugh wasn’t easy, but she managed it.
- It is never necessary to urge her to study.
- Deidre had the sudden urge to go home.
- With every scrap of will power she possessed, she resisted the urge to help him with the buttons.
What does it mean to flag a person?
/flæɡ/ -gg- -gg- to signal that a vehicle or person should stop by waving: A police officer flagged us down.
What does flagging mean Florida slang?
1 : languid, weak. 2 : becoming progressively less : dwindling.