Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

urged

/ɝd͡ʒd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables
urged
IPA
/ɝd͡ʒd/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

having an urge to do something

verb

simple past and past participle of urge

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɝd͡ʒd/
  • British English: /ɜːd͡ʒd/

Inflected Forms

more urged (comparative) most urged (superlative)

Derived Forms

unurged

Rhymes With

emerged merged submerged purged surged converged diverged splurged reemerged scourged

Questions

How do you pronounce urged?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɝd͡ʒd/.
What does urged mean?
having an urge to do something

How to pronounce urged

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