driving

[drahy-ving]

adjective

1. demanding a high or unreasonable rate of work from subordinates.

2. vigorously active; energetic.

   a driving young executive.

3. having force and violence.

   a driving storm.

4. relaying or transmitting power.

5. used while operating a vehicle.

   driving gloves.

driving

/ ˈdraɪvɪŋ /

adjective

1. having or moving with force and violence

   driving rain

2. forceful or energetic

3. relating to the controlling of a motor vehicle in motion

   driving test

Other Word Forms

• drivingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of driving¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; drive + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Short said she was driving on the highway with her fiancé, who is a Marine, when she heard on the radio that two Guard members had been shot.

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One driving factor is the timing of the natural replacement cycle for computers, which is happening now after many people bought them at the start of the pandemic, Chief Executive Corie Barry said.

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Higher-income Americans are driving much of the gains, as lower-income shoppers seek bargains and are more likely to spend more on necessities.

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However a Swansea Council fraud team followed Richards while he claimed to be ill and filmed him driving and going with a group of friends to play golf, the panel heard.

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Citrini has identified a cohort of companies for whom that expansion is driving demand.

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