pushing

[poosh-ing]

adjective

1. that pushes.

2. enterprising; energetic.

   Synonyms: ambitious

3. tactlessly or officiously aggressive; forward; intrusive.

   Synonyms: offensive

pushing

/ ˈpʊʃɪŋ /

adjective

1. enterprising, resourceful, or aggressively ambitious

2. impertinently self-assertive

adverb

1. almost or nearly (a certain age, speed, etc)

   pushing fifty

Other Word Forms

• pushingly adverb
• pushingness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pushing¹

First recorded in 1520–30; push + -ing ²

Example Sentences

That has been tested anew lately, with a skid in tech stocks pushing indexes down earlier this month and making some investors nervous.

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“These pauses let me feel those moments instead of pushing through them.”

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His military wanted to cripple Russian refineries, pushing Moscow to negotiate on better terms.

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The drag queen, who channeled Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher for the stand-up skit, said she hopes pushing herself out of her comfort zone will be the start of a "positive change" for her public speaking.

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“I have no doubt they’ll be pushing out more hits and more of a variety of successes in the future,” he said, adding that the brothers’ work at Paramount could compete with Netflix.

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