Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with impulse in American Collocation
impulse
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
sudden
On a sudden impulse, I rode after him.
first
My first impulse was to go out and buy a whole new set of clothes.
strong
There came to him an irresistible impulse to pray.
natural
Our natural impulses can be altruistic and cooperative as well as selfish.
violent, destructive
His life is a constant struggle to control his destructive impulses.
generous
On a generous impulse he gave the man his coat.
creative
The exhibition is a celebration of the creative impulse, which we all possess but which is so often stifled.
not rational
She will always be a woman of contradictory impulses.
not expressed
Hidden motives, repressed impulses, and secret passions are revealed in the course of the play..
have an impulse
He felt an impulse to assist her.
fight an impulse
She resisted the impulse to give him a hug.
obey an impulse
What I really want to do is just obey my own impulses.