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

Maduro, meanwhile, uploaded a video of himself driving around Caracas pointing to Christmas decorations, in what appeared to be an attempt to show that life in the city was going on as normal.

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Due to market concentration, with a small number of technology companies driving broader performance, concerns over stretched artificial-intelligence valuations have weighed on the major indexes.

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It's muscle memory like touch-typing or driving a familiar route home.

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But other forces have also been driving up costs: Many companies in multiple districts noted, for instance, that the rising cost of providing healthcare for workers is straining budgets.

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The cooling labor market is adding to shoppers’ anxieties about their financial strength and driving down consumer sentiment.

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