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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 can mean a sudden strong wish to do something, a short electrical signal, or a force behind something. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, and its usage with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word impulse, from a sudden urge to act to a wave of excitation in nerves. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related phrases of impulse.
Impulse is a noun that can mean a sudden strong wish to do something, a short electrical signal, or a force behind something. Learn how to use impulse in different contexts with examples and collocations from the Cambridge Dictionary.
noun. an impelling force or motion; thrust; impetus. a sudden desire, whim, or inclination. I bought it on an impulse. an instinctive drive; urge. tendency; current; trend. physics. the product of the average magnitude of a force acting on a body and the time for which it acts.
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.
An impulse is a sudden desire to do something. Unable to resist the impulse, he glanced at the sea again. He still couldn't understand the impulse that had made him confide in Cassandra. Wade resisted an impulse to smile. Synonyms: urge, longing, desire, drive More Synonyms of impulse. 2. countable noun.
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.
