thrust
verb (used with object)
to push forcibly; shove; put or drive with force.
is thrusting
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present progressiveof thrust (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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On the contrary, it is nearly impossible to win a “Clash Royale” match while someone is talking to you, or while a certain puppy is thrusting its favorite toy in your face.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 17, 2022
Now, their anticipated success at the Olympics is thrusting skateboarding into the mainstream.
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2020
But none may be bigger than what the team is thrusting on Gilliam, asking him to play left tackle two years after arriving in the NFL as an undrafted free agent.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2016
Nearly 14 years later, another White House crisis is thrusting Howard Baker back into the headlines.
From Time Magazine Archive
But while the armorer is thrusting in his devil's-dust, and dropping his ball, and lighting his flambeau, I can very easily loose six shafts, or eight maybe, so he hath no great vantage after all.
From The White Company by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
