driving
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driving¹
- /ˈdɹaɪvɪŋ/
Rhymes with -aɪvɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English dryvyng, drivende, from Old English drīfende, from Proto-Germanic *drībandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *drībaną (“to drive”), equivalent to drive + -ing. Cognate with Saterland Frisian drieuwend, West Frisian driuwend, Dutch drijvend, German Low German drievend, German treibend, Swedish drivande.
verb
- present participle and gerund of drive
adjective more driving · most driving
- That drives (a mechanism or process). But the dull, cool, calculating effect given cumulatively through Stalin’s long career, the air of a great glacier moving slowly and by the easiest path to overwhelm some Alpine valley, is only part of the picture. At various times - and especially in his early career - the calm of his general manne
- That drives forcefully; strong; forceful; violent (of wind, rain, etc)
driving²
- /ˈdɹaɪvɪŋ/
Rhymes with -aɪvɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English driving, drivinge, equivalent to drive + -ing. Compare Dutch drijving, German Treibung.
noun drivings
- The action of the verb to drive in any sense. […] with all its drivings of cattle and all its tithe battles, and all the killings and maimings consequent upon those battles, […]
- In particular, the action of operating a motor vehicle. There had been the whisky and Perrier in the morning but, in my ignorance of alcoholics then, I could not imagine one whisky harming anyone who was driving in an open car in the rain.
- The act of driving the ball; hitting the ball a long distance, especially from the tee to the putting green. Heigh-ho! Sing heigh-ho! my Golf is most shocking; My driving is topping, my caddie's still mocking.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: motoring, dynamical, dynamic, impulsive, energetic, vehicular, vehicle, driver, traffic, car, chauffeur, road, wheel, highway, carrying, wheeling
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adj that drives
| Español | tractor, motor, propulsor, propelente, impulsor, motriz |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | चालक cālak |
| Português | condutor |
| Français | moteur |
| Deutsch | treibend |
| Ελληνικά | κινητήριος kinitírios |
| Русский | дви́жущий dvížuščij, приводно́й privodnój |
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title = {driving},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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