Definition of insistent
1 : disposed to insist : persistent
2 : compelling attention the insistent pounding of the waves
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Examples of insistent in a Sentence
We listened to the insistent crashing of waves on the beach.
Margaret Sanger is remembered as an insistent crusader for birth control.
Recent Examples of insistent from the Web
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The sky darkened, the stars in this dark place spread across the sky bright and insistent.
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But it is enveloped in ambient city noise ranging from the sound of cars sloshing through rain to the incessant and insistent clanging of a Milwaukee River drawbridge.
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But Twitter user Kit Lovelace was insistent on completing his mission, and discovered that the biggest coffee drinker was Phoebe, clocking in with 227 cups, while Rachel was at the bottom, having consumed just 138 cups.
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Indeed, the insistent city-wide calls for community benefits legislation in Detroit originated with the community unrest in Delray.
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So is the direction by Dobama artistic director Nathan Motta, who re-creates Brian's opiate high by flooding the theater with an insistent techno drone and vein-blue light.
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Traister, one of the country’s leading feminist writers, is insistent.
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The sensational trial was closely watched in legal circles and a hot topic on social media, in part because of the insistent tone of text messages Carter sent to Roy.
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The idea behind the project was an insistent need to celebrate the unique circumstances that set the American voice apart.
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Origin and Etymology of insistent
Latin insistent-, insistens, present participle of insistere
INSISTENT Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of insistent for English Language Learners
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: demanding that something happen or that someone do something
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: happening for a long time and very difficult to ignore
INSISTENT Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of insistent for Students
: demanding that something happen or that someone act in a certain way He was insistent that I stay overnight.
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