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- Dictionaryimpulse/ˈɪmpʌls/
noun
- 1. a sudden strong and unreflective urge or desire to act: "I had an almost irresistible impulse to giggle" Similar
- 2. something that causes something to happen or happen more quickly; an impetus: "an added impulse to this process of renewal" Similar
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IMPULSE definition: 1. a sudden strong wish to do something: 2. because you suddenly want to, although you haven't…. Learn more.
The meaning of IMPULSE is a sudden spontaneous inclination or incitement to some usually unpremeditated action. How to use impulse in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Impulse.
An impulse is a sudden force or desire — this could be an electrical impulse, or an impulse to get some pizza. If you act on a sudden feeling or thought, you’re following an impulse. That's like a whim: an impulse isn't something you've given a lot of thought.
IMPULSE meaning: 1. a sudden strong wish to do something: 2. because you suddenly want to, although you haven't…. Learn more.
An impulse is a short electrical signal that is sent along a wire or nerve or through the air, usually as one of a series. 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] An impulse buy or impulse purchase is something that you decide to buy when you see it, although you had not planned to buy it. The curtains were an impulse buy. 4. See on impulse.
an impelling action or force, driving onward or inducing motion. the effect of an impelling force; motion induced; impetus given. Physiology. a progressive wave of excitation over a nerve or muscle fiber, having either a stimulating or inhibitory effect.
A sudden wish or urge that prompts an unpremeditated act or feeling; an abrupt inclination: had an impulse to run away; an impulse of regret that made me hesitate; bought a hat on impulse.
noun. /ˈɪmpʌls/ [countable, usually singular, uncountable] impulse (to do something) a sudden strong wish or need to do something, without stopping to think about the results. He had a sudden impulse to stand up and sing. I resisted the impulse to laugh. Her first impulse was to run away.
IMPULSE meaning: 1. a sudden feeling that you must do something, without thinking about the results: 2. suddenly…. Learn more.
Impulse definition: A sudden wish or urge that prompts an unpremeditated act or feeling; an abrupt inclination.
