impulse

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im·pulse ˈim-ˌpəls How to pronounce impulse (audio)

: a sudden spontaneous inclination or incitement to some usually unpremeditated action

: a propensity or natural tendency usually other than rational

: a wave of excitation transmitted through tissues and especially nerve fibers and muscles that results in physiological activity or inhibition see nerve impulse

: the act of driving onward with sudden force : impulsion

: motion produced by such an impulsion : impetus

: pulse sense 4a

: the product of the average value of a force and the time during which it acts : the change in momentum produced by the force

: inspiration, motivation

: a force so communicated as to produce motion suddenly

: incentive

Example Sentences

Noun He has to learn to control his impulses. the new auto factory was just the impulse that the local economy needed

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

But the revelation of atrocities in the liberated villages muffled any celebratory impulse in the bunker.

Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2022 Replacing the impulse to scroll with something else is a small but vital first step, as is checking your instincts about popular opinion with your less online friends.

WIRED, 8 Sep. 2022 That impulse has lessened, but hasn’t ceased: A group of US military advisers recently warned in a report on the aerospace industrial base (pdf) that China could outpace the US in a matter of decades.

Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 2 Sep. 2022 The weight of history — including artists’ personal histories, California’s history and the impulse to revisit, reimagine and revise history — was one of them.

Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022 However, Didymos will still be approximately 11 million kilometers (about 6.8 million miles) from Earth and the impulse of energy that DART delivers to Dimorphos is low.

Julia Musto, Fox News, 26 Aug. 2022 The entire street and adjacent streets have felt the impulse given by the award of that contact, so that the vicinity of the theater has been entirely changed within the last eighteen months.

San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2022 Photos of Buechner at his farm, staring dreamily into the distance with a pipe in his mouth, reinforce this impulse by suggesting a bygone era.

John Blake, CNN, 21 Aug. 2022 But this impulse is wrongheaded, not because animals lack amazing abilities but because evolution doesn’t produce a hierarchy in which some species are more advanced, or rank higher, than others.

Marlene Zuk, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Aug. 2022

Verb

With a wide variety of sizes, there's something for just about everyone, from the heads of large households to impulse shoppers at gas stations to parents packing kids' school lunches every morning.

Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN, 14 July 2022 Across six movies and massive advances in visual effects technology, Hollywood has been wrestling with a version of that same craven because-they-can impulse.

Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 June 2022 According to Gyllander, her audience doesn’t want to impulse-buy products algorithmically served to them between wedding photos.

Leah Prinzivalli, Outside Online, 22 Apr. 2020 Cutler, who frequently posts on the group, says that a lot of posts are from people who have recently impulse-purchased chickens, not knowing what to do with them, and that a lot of the birds being put up for sale are clearly sick.

Dallas News, 22 Apr. 2020 Women displayed way more brain activity in the prefrontal cortex, the region that deals with decision making, focus and impulse control.

Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 8 Aug. 2017 See More

单词	impulses
释义	impulse 1 of 2 noun im·pulse ˈim-ˌpəls 1 a : a sudden spontaneous inclination or incitement to some usually unpremeditated action b : a propensity or natural tendency usually other than rational 2 a : a wave of excitation transmitted through tissues and especially nerve fibers and muscles that results in physiological activity or inhibition see nerve impulse b : the act of driving onward with sudden force : impulsion c : motion produced by such an impulsion : impetus 3 a : pulse sense 4a b : the product of the average value of a force and the time during which it acts : the change in momentum produced by the force 4 a : inspiration, motivation b : a force so communicated as to produce motion suddenly c : incentive impulse 2 of 2 verb im·pulse ˈim-ˌpəls im-ˈpəls impulsed; impulsing transitive verb : to give an impulse to Synonyms Noun boost encouragement goad impetus incentive incitation incitement instigation momentum motivation provocation spur stimulant stimulus yeast See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun He has to learn to control his impulses. the new auto factory was just the impulse that the local economy needed Recent Examples on the Web Noun But the revelation of atrocities in the liberated villages muffled any celebratory impulse in the bunker. Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2022 Replacing the impulse to scroll with something else is a small but vital first step, as is checking your instincts about popular opinion with your less online friends. WIRED, 8 Sep. 2022 That impulse has lessened, but hasn’t ceased: A group of US military advisers recently warned in a report on the aerospace industrial base (pdf) that China could outpace the US in a matter of decades. Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 2 Sep. 2022 The weight of history — including artists’ personal histories, California’s history and the impulse to revisit, reimagine and revise history — was one of them. Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022 However, Didymos will still be approximately 11 million kilometers (about 6.8 million miles) from Earth and the impulse of energy that DART delivers to Dimorphos is low. Julia Musto, Fox News, 26 Aug. 2022 The entire street and adjacent streets have felt the impulse given by the award of that contact, so that the vicinity of the theater has been entirely changed within the last eighteen months. San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2022 Photos of Buechner at his farm, staring dreamily into the distance with a pipe in his mouth, reinforce this impulse by suggesting a bygone era. John Blake, CNN, 21 Aug. 2022 But this impulse is wrongheaded, not because animals lack amazing abilities but because evolution doesn’t produce a hierarchy in which some species are more advanced, or rank higher, than others. Marlene Zuk, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Aug. 2022 Verb With a wide variety of sizes, there's something for just about everyone, from the heads of large households to impulse shoppers at gas stations to parents packing kids' school lunches every morning. Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN, 14 July 2022 Across six movies and massive advances in visual effects technology, Hollywood has been wrestling with a version of that same craven because-they-can impulse. Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 June 2022 According to Gyllander, her audience doesn’t want to impulse-buy products algorithmically served to them between wedding photos. Leah Prinzivalli, Outside Online, 22 Apr. 2020 Cutler, who frequently posts on the group, says that a lot of posts are from people who have recently impulse-purchased chickens, not knowing what to do with them, and that a lot of the birds being put up for sale are clearly sick. Dallas News, 22 Apr. 2020 Women displayed way more brain activity in the prefrontal cortex, the region that deals with decision making, focus and impulse control. Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 8 Aug. 2017 See More Word History Etymology Noun Latin impulsus, from impellere to impel First Known Use Noun 1647, in the meaning defined at sense 4a Verb 1611, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing impulse nerve impulse specific impulse nerve impulse specific impulse Kids Definition impulse noun im·pulse ˈim-ˌpəls 1 : a force that starts a body into motion 2 : the motion produced by a starting force 3 : a strong sudden desire to do something She resisted the impulse to shout. 4 : nerve impulse Medical Definition impulse noun im·pulse ˈim-ˌpəls 1 : a wave of excitation transmitted through tissues and especially nerve fibers and muscles that results in physiological activity or inhibition 2 a : a sudden spontaneous inclination or incitement to some usually unpremeditated action some uncontrollable impulse … may have driven the defendant to the commission of the murderous act B. N. Cardozo b : a propensity or natural tendency usually other than rational the fundamental impulse of self-expression Havelock Ellis impulses noun plural of impulse 1 as in incentives something that arouses action or activity the new auto factory was just the impulse that the local economy needed Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance incentives encouragements impetuses motivations stimuli momentums provocations stimulants incitements instigations momenta goads catalysts reasons yeasts fuels inducements spurs motives considerations causes incitations invitations shots in the arm boosts antecedents sparks catalyzers occasions grounds Antonyms & Near Antonyms disincentives counter-incentives counterincentives 2 as in inclinations a habitual attraction to some activity or thing the universal, fundamental impulse of self-preservation Synonyms & Similar Words inclinations tendencies aptitudes affinities affections proclivities appetites predilections predispositions devices biases propensities leanings dispositions partialities habitudes talents addictions preferences knacks penchants prejudices bents bones gifts genii geniuses habits turns tastes faculties likings flairs fancies patterns endowments practices partisanships favors customs likes eccentricities idiosyncrasies conventions singularities peculiarities fortes specialties specialities routines quirks ways tricks kinks oddities wonts practises Antonyms & Near Antonyms distastes allergies aversions dislikes disinclinations detachments indifferences disrelishes disfavors objectivities neutralities impartialities nonchalances insouciances apathies See More
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