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

The potential for more Federal Reserve rate cuts is also driving the dollar down.

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Currently limited to one East Hollywood location, “DMV” rotates around Harriet Dyer as Colette, a young woman who gives driving tests, is desperately overqualified for her job and is far too nice for it anyway.

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Tesla is being investigated by the US government after reports the firm's self-driving cars had broken traffic laws, including driving on the wrong side of the road and not stopping for red lights.

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Both FSD and Tesla’s Autopilot, which is designed for highway driving, have been under scrutiny from safety regulators.

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But for now at least, the push to bring manufacturing back to the U.S., and the demand for industrial goods to power America’s AI-fueled economy, are driving automation adoption and innovation.

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