Associations to the word «Insistent»
Noun
- Knocking
- Ringing
- Pounding
- Throbbing
- Summons
- Trask
- Riff
- Demand
- Wail
- Synth
- Earnestness
- Reverie
- Gentle
- Tapping
- Rhythm
- Communicator
- Whine
- Knock
- Humming
- Bugle
- Tug
- Rocking
- Refrain
- Beat
- Quiet
- Chant
- Repetition
- Rayford
- Faint
- Voice
- Alarm
- Tarzan
- Cry
- Chorus
- Siren
- Hum
- Urgency
- Hunger
- Gloom
- Invitation
- Heavy
- Cock
- Sharp
- Instinct
- Pull
- Refusal
- Blackness
- Urging
- Enough
- Tone
- Whisper
- Roar
- Paw
- Rhyme
- Amanda
- Ache
Adjective
Wiktionary
INSISTENT, adjective. (obsolete) Standing or resting on something.
INSISTENT, adjective. Urgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining.
INSISTENT, adjective. Extorting attention or notice; coercively staring or prominent; vivid; intense.
INSISTENT, adjective. (ornithology) Standing on end: specifically said of the hind toe of a bird when its base is inserted so high on the shank that only its tip touches the ground: correlated with incumbent.
Dictionary definition
INSISTENT, adjective. Repetitive and persistent; "the bluejay's insistent cry".
INSISTENT, adjective. Demanding attention; "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous"- H.L.Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.