Definitions for pushing
ˈpʊʃ ɪŋpush·ing

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1. push, pushing(noun)

   the act of applying force in order to move something away

   "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise"

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1. pushing(Verb)

   Dealing illicit drugs, especially to minors.

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1. Pushing

   of Push

2. Pushing(adj)

   pressing forward in business; enterprising; driving; energetic; also, forward; officious, intrusive

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'pushing' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4177

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'pushing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2580

Anagrams for pushing »

1. gunship

How to pronounce pushing?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pushing in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pushing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of pushing in a Sentence

1. Michael Rectenwald:

   They are actually pushing me out the door for having a different perspective.

2. Mitt Romney:

   Without Tom pushing it, I don't think we would have had Romneycare, without Romneycare, I don't think we would have Obamacare. So, without Tom a lot of people wouldn't have health insurance.

3. John Davy:

   There is not a flower or bird in sight, only a small screen on which lines are moving, while the child sits almost motionless, pushing at the keyboard with one finger. As a learning environment, it may be mentally rich, but it is perceptually extremely impoverished. No smells or tastes, no wind or bird song (unless the computer is programmed to produce electronic tweets), no connection with soil, water, sunlight, warmth, the actual learning environment is almost autistic in quality, impoverished sensually, emotionally, and socially.

4. Bob Iger:

   We're pushing the limits of imagination and innovation, we'll actually blur the lines for our guests between fantasy and reality and put them right in the middle of the rebellion and give them an active role in a fight against the First Order.

5. George Floyd:

   He didn't give me an opportunity to even speak, it was hard. I was trying to talk to him, but he just kept, like, pushing me off, like' I don't want to hear what you're talking about.'.

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