Associations to the word «Insistent»
Noun
- Knocking
- Ringing
- Pounding
- Throbbing
- Summons
- Trask
- Riff
- Demand
- Wail
- Synth
- Earnestness
- Reverie
- Gentle
- Tapping
- Rhythm
- Communicator
- Whine
- Knock
- Humming
- Bugle
- Tug
- Rocking
- Refrain
- Beat
- Quiet
- Chant
- Repetition
- Rayford
- Faint
- Voice
- Alarm
- Tarzan
- Cry
- Chorus
- Siren
- Hum
- Urgency
- Hunger
- Gloom
- Invitation
- Heavy
- Cock
- Sharp
- Instinct
- Pull
- Refusal
- Blackness
- Urging
- Enough
- Tone
- Whisper
- Roar
- Paw
- Rhyme
- Amanda
- Ache
Adjective
Wiktionary
INSISTENT, adjective. (obsolete) Standing or resting on something.
INSISTENT, adjective. Urgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining.
INSISTENT, adjective. Extorting attention or notice; coercively staring or prominent; vivid; intense.
INSISTENT, adjective. (ornithology) Standing on end: specifically said of the hind toe of a bird when its base is inserted so high on the shank that only its tip touches the ground: correlated with incumbent.
Dictionary definition
INSISTENT, adjective. Repetitive and persistent; "the bluejay's insistent cry".
INSISTENT, adjective. Demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need".
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