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Meanings of irresistible impulse in English

An urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid.

Usage of irresistible impulse in English
1
She had an irresistible impulse, and glued her eye to the crack.
The Right of Way — Volume 03
2
Before returning to Wood-street, an irresistible impulse led him to Finsbury Fields.
Old Saint Paul's: A Tale of the Plague and the Fire
3
And yielding to an irresistible impulse, she threw herself into Coursegol's arms.
Which? Or, Between Two Women
4
By an irresistible impulse of goodness he withdrew the fatal draught.
Imogen: A Pastoral Romance
5
An irresistible impulse urged him to continue the work of Buckle.
Master Olof: A Drama in Five Acts
6
He felt an irresistible impulse to speak, and yielded to it.
Greifenstein
7
Oswald felt an almost irresistible impulse to fly to her aid.
Corinne; Or, Italy. Volume 1 (of 2)
8
I asked, going towards her with an irresistible impulse of sympathy.
The Mill Mystery
9
A reckless, mad, and irresistible impulse to see Beverly Lucas again.
The Breaking Point
10
The terror of the irresistible impulse now never left Olva.
The Prelude to Adventure
11
Looking wouldn't help, but it was an almost irresistible impulse.
Club dead
12
For a moment the knife trembled in his grasp with an almost irresistible impulse.
The Great Taboo
13
But an irresistible impulse made me pause when I heard the foolish fellow say:
The Romance of an Old Fool
14
By an irresistible impulse Benito seized his father and drew him toward the window.
Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon
15
She felt an irresistible impulse to take the next train and go to him.
Bambi
16
He felt his arm grow taut with the irresistible impulse.
The Man from Brodney's
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Irresistible impulse through the time
Irresistible impulse across language varieties
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