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• present participle of push.

pushing

American  

[poosh-ing] / ˈpʊʃ ɪŋ /

adjective

1. that pushes.

2. enterprising; energetic.

   Synonyms:

   ambitious

3. tactlessly or officiously aggressive; forward; intrusive.

   Synonyms:

   offensive

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pushing British  

/ ˈpʊʃɪŋ /

adjective

1. enterprising, resourceful, or aggressively ambitious

2. impertinently self-assertive

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adverb

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

   pushing fifty

Other Word Forms

• pushingness
  noun
• pushingly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of pushing

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

pushing

Now, attorneys from 30 more states will be pushing Judge Gonzalez Rogers to reach the same conclusion.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

Gen Z is pushing back against influencers, delighting in Obama-era signifiers like frozen yogurt and fighting off the “tradwife” trend.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Data centers’ voracious power consumption is pushing developers toward on-site power generation and storage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

"The biggest risk for European equities is potentially stagflationary: climate change could simultaneously weaken productivity and growth, at the same time pushing food, energy, insurance costs, infrastructure spending and ultimately inflation structurally higher," she said.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

His father and grandfather, I assume, each with a hand on one of Theo’s shoulders, each in nubby sweaters, pushing him forward a little, presenting him.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse