insistency

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

There was a compelling insistency in the sound and, with a muttered imprecation, he jerked the receiver from the hook. — The Promise: A Tale of the Great Northwest, James B. (James Beardsley) Hendryx
If the offer was made with noticeable insistency, he shook his head and distorted the features of his face until he resembled an irritated ape. — The Goose Man, Jakob Wassermann
She got up and opened her door, and the "tick-tock" of the old kitchen clock for a moment seemed like company; but pretty soon its ticking began to strike louder and louder with a nervous insistency on her ear, till the nerves quivered and vibrated, and she couldn't go to sleep. — A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others, Unknown

imperativeness, insistence, press, pressure

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