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Meanings of uncontrollable urge in English

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Usage of uncontrollable urge in English
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In center field, Jimmy Wynn had an uncontrollable urge to speak to Henry.
The last hero: a life of henry aaron
2
That weird, unexplainable, uncontrollable urge to be close to Turner.
Indecent suggestion
3
He had an uncontrollable urge to give her comfort.
Damaged
4
Gradually, he developed an uncontrollable urge to kiss her.
Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods
5
An uncontrollable urge to go check on it rolled through her, and she fisted her hands.
Gingham bride
6
I have an almost uncontrollable urge to reach over and push it back behind his ears.
Before I fall
7
Anderson has an almost uncontrollable urge to flee.
The windup girl
8
Do you have an uncontrollable urge to kill?
Raising Stony Mayhall
9
She felt an uncontrollable urge to howl.
Assail
10
I'm fighting tears, and the uncontrollable urge to throw a tantrum; I'm equal parts angry and hurt.
The Storyteller
11
He was deep in the grip of an uncontrollable urge to share his terrible secrets with someone else.
The Complete Jack the Ripper
12
Shea had an uncontrollable urge to reach out and touch the strange creature, to feel the rough, barklike skin.
The Sword of Shannara
13
Restless legs syndrome, or RLS, refers to unpleasant sensations in the legs that trigger an uncontrollable urge to move.
Reuters
14
Next time you get the uncontrollable urge to tell security you have a bomb, just ignore the voices in your head.
The Irish Times
15
I fight an almost uncontrollable urge to grab a loaf of banana bread and rub it up and down my face.
The Guardian
16
Before, he had sometimes felt a compulsion, an uncontrollable urge, to reveal what had happened, to come forward and tell the truth.
The draining lake
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