A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels. (noun)
A wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action. (noun)
The integral of force over time. (noun)
To impel; to incite. (verb)
Examples of word impulse
As regards studies of the abnormalities of the sexual impulse, under the name of _paradoxical sexual impulse_ cases have been published in which that impulse manifested itself at an age of life in which it is normally non-existent -- old age and childhood.
However, he says, today the main impulse is to try to make the books as distinct as possible because they need to stay on the shelves longer.
I do have to consciously stop myself from even asking, but the impulse is always there.
What this means is that your eating isn't eternally out of control; it's out of control only at certain times, during what I call impulse moments.
Not acting on our every impulse is supposedly what makes us different from animals. crooked politics