driving

[ drahy-ving ]
See synonyms for driving on Thesaurus.com
adjective
  1. demanding a high or unreasonable rate of work from subordinates.

  2. vigorously active; energetic: a driving young executive.

  1. having force and violence: a driving storm.

  2. relaying or transmitting power.

  3. used while operating a vehicle: driving gloves.

Origin of driving

1
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; drive + -ing2

Other words from driving

  • driv·ing·ly, adverb

Words Nearby driving

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use driving in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for driving

driving

/ (ˈdraɪvɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. having or moving with force and violence: driving rain

  2. forceful or energetic

  1. relating to the controlling of a motor vehicle in motion: driving test

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012