What is the meaning of insistent?

adjective

  • Repetitive and persistent.
    • usage: "the bluejay's insistent cry"
  • Demanding attention.
    • usage: "clamant needs"; "a crying need"; "regarded literary questions as exigent and momentous- H. L. Mencken; "insistent hunger"; "an instant need"
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