"urgings" in the noun sense
1. goad, goading, prod, prodding, urging, spur, spurring
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
"the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves"
2. urging
the act of earnestly supporting or encouraging
3. importunity, urgency, urging
insistent solicitation and entreaty
"his importunity left me no alternative but to agree"
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