Answer: insists

AnswerCrossword Clue
INSISTSPerseveres.
insistsDemand forcefully to have something
insistsINSIST, to maintain very firmly
insistsPersist in doing something even though it is annoying or odd
insistsMaintain or put forward a statement positively and assertively
insistsDemand something forcefully, not accepting refusal
INSISTSHolds to firmly
INSISTSCommands
INSISTSStays firm in a demand
INSISTSDemands strongly
INSISTSDemands firmly
INSISTSStands firm on
INSISTSDemands.
INSISTSWon't take "no" for an answer
INSISTSDemands strongly.
INSISTSMaintains stoutly.
INSISTSDwells with emphasis.
INSISTSMaintains
INSISTSWon't back down
INSISTSIs emphatic
INSISTSWon't take no for an answer
INSISTSSticks ot one's guns
INSISTSPuts one's foot down
INSISTSDemands
INSISTSRefuses to yield