What does pushing mean?
Definitions for pushing
ˈpʊʃ ɪŋpush·ing
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word pushing.
Princeton's WordNet
push, pushingnoun
the act of applying force in order to move something away
"he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise"
Wiktionary
pushingverb
Dealing illicit drugs, especially to minors.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Pushingadjective
Enterprising; vigorous.
Etymology: from push.
Webster Dictionary
Pushing
of Push
Pushingadjective
pressing forward in business; enterprising; driving; energetic; also, forward; officious, intrusive
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Rank popularity for the word 'pushing' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4177
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'pushing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2580
Anagrams for pushing »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of pushing in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of pushing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of pushing in a Sentence
Our band has outlast multiple marriages... We found one another. I felt this very unique chemistry that had potential to be a cool band and we all shared that same idea…There have been so many moments sprinkled over time where it’s these incredible moments. We have been fortunate to have all these really cool opportunities… pushing forward to the next new thing and challenge, which is this tour coming up and things like that…that is what we are mainly thinking about not past achievements but future endeavors.
US borrowers may push the envelope more by advocating multiple tranches, changing structures during execution, pushing price guidance - it can be a healthy step to see things get mixed up a little bit by new entrants into the market.
The things that Donald Trump has done, and not just in this race, are horribly offensive, there is a dark underside here...he is whipping up and tapping into and pushing buttons that are very, very frightening to me and to a lot of people.
Ironically, the conflict is encouraging the very relationship that Saudi Arabia fears, pushing the Houthis more into the Iranian camp, despite Tehran's reluctance to get more deeply involved.
As long as you are pushing yourself.
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