- present participle of drive.
driving
Americanadjective
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demanding a high or unreasonable rate of work from subordinates.
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vigorously active; energetic.
a driving young executive.
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having force and violence.
a driving storm.
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relaying or transmitting power.
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used while operating a vehicle.
driving gloves.
adjective
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having or moving with force and violence
driving rain
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forceful or energetic
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relating to the controlling of a motor vehicle in motion
driving test
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Four days after the council vote, Leslie Ridings and Horton of the residents association stood outside the fenced off lot as two men with the group Vincor Construction ambled about driving stakes into the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Meta and Amazon, in particular, are driving the entire group’s spending higher.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Minutes later, officials radioed that a caller who reached 911—an unidentified woman who said she wasn’t in the home and was driving from Baltimore to the address—had told dispatchers his front door was unlocked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Detectives "continue to appeal for witnesses and anyone driving in the vicinity at the time who may have captured footage on dash cam to contact them", the spokesman added.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
“Good. Meadowlark and I were able to get some sleep earlier today, so I have at least a couple of hours’ driving in me.”
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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