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insisting::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | insistence |
| Type of | demand |
| Has types | purism |
| Derivation | insist |
Examples of insisting
insisting
Anyone still insisting on an each-way bet should consider Loving Spirit at 66-1.
From the independent.co.uk
We have some leftish liberals insisting that only a government-run plan will do.
From the timesunion.com
Wegrzyn denied he had fallen asleep, insisting that he had been choking on food.
From the usatoday.com
He also has shaved energy use by insisting on an unconventional plumbing design.
From the online.wsj.com
Then why do Bush and Blair keep insisting that Weapons will eventually be found?
From the time.com
Barack Obama deserves credit for insisting that a gas-tax hiatus would be wrong.
From the washingtonpost.com
It's worth considering them before insisting that we somehow have a better idea.
From the theatlantic.com
The first spot has already made headlines with some insisting a racist overtone.
From the newsday.com
Prosecutors turned him down, insisting the US was the correct venue for a trial.
From the nzherald.co.nz
- Be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge; "I must insist!"
- Importune: beg persistently and urgently; "I importune you to help them"
- Assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society"
- (insistence) imperativeness: the state of demanding notice or attention; "the insistence of their hunger"; "the press of business matters"
- (insisting) insistence: continual and persistent demands
- (Insistence) The Empire ships were a series of ships in the service of the British Government. Their names were all prefixed with "Empire". ...
- To hold up a claim emphatically; to demand continually that something happen or be done; To stand on; to rest upon; to lean upon. Used especially as a technical term in geometry
- (insistence) the state of being insistent; an urgent demand; The forcing of an attack through the parry, using strength
- To be emphatic, firm, or resolute on some matter of desire, demand, intention.
