pushing — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. That pushes forward; pressing, driving.

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy. […] Passengers wander restlessly about or hurry, with futile energy, from place to place. Pushing men hustle each other at the windows of the purser's office, under pretence of expecting letters or despatching telegrams.

2. Aggressively assertive; pushy.

   Usage

   • Archaic

   Examples

   Mrs. Erlynne, a pushing nobody, with a delightful lisp and Venetian-red hair[…]

Noun

1. The act by which something is pushed.

   Examples

   We were soon separated by the pushings and shovings of the crowd.

Noun

1. the act of applying force in order to move something away

   Synonyms

   push

   Broader terms

   propulsionactuation

   Examples

   he gave the door a hard push

   the pushing is good exercise