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pushing

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push·ing  (pshng)
adj.
1. Energetic; enterprising.
2. Aggressive; forward; presuming.

pushing·ly adv.

pushing [ˈpʊʃɪŋ]
adj
1. enterprising, resourceful, or aggressively ambitious
2. impertinently self-assertive
adv
almost or nearly (a certain age, speed, etc.) pushing fifty
pushingly  adv
pushingness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pushingpushing - the act of applying force in order to move something away; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise"
actuation, propulsion - the act of propelling
depression - pushing down; "depression of the space bar on the typewriter"
nudge, jog - a slight push or shake
pressing, pressure, press - the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button"
shove - the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something); "he gave the door a shove"
boost - the act of giving a push; "he gave her a boost over the fence"
Translations
pushing (inf)
adjpenetrant (pej)
pushing [ˈpʊʃɪŋ]
1. prep (fam) (almost) → quasi
she is pushing 50 (fam) → va per i 50
2. adj (enterprising) → intraprendente (pej) → arrivista

pushing [ˈpʊʃɪŋ]
1. prep (fam) (almost) → quasi
she is pushing 50 (fam) → va per i 50
2. adj (enterprising) → intraprendente (pej) → arrivista


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"I don't think you will,", said the Ferryman, pushing off; "this city is situated on the Island of the Unreturning.
Then came archers of the guard, shrill-voiced women of the camp, English pages with their fair skins and blue wondering eyes, dark-robed friars, lounging men-at-arms, swarthy loud-tongued Gascon serving-men, seamen from the river, rude peasants of the Medoc, and becloaked and befeathered squires of the court, all jostling and pushing in an ever-changing, many-colored stream, while English, French, Welsh, Basque, and the varied dialects of Gascony and Guienne filled the air with their babel.
"No, I won't," said Pierre, pushing Anatole aside, and he went up to the window.
 
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